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December 13, 2014

Clashes erupt in eastern Libya over oil facilities

Clashes erupted Saturday morning between members of the Islamist Dawn of Libya militia and guards of petroleum facilities in the Wadi al-Ahmar region in eastern Libya, eyewitnesses reported. “Warplanes...

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December 12, 2014

Iran confirms its support for Iraq with arms and advisors

Iran’s deputy foreign minister has said that his country will support Iraq with military forces and advisors in its fight against ISIS, it was announced yesterday. Hossein Amir Abdollahian...

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December 12, 2014

Ya’alon: Settlement construction will continue in spite of US pressure to stop

Settlement construction will continue in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon said in a statement published by Israeli media outlets yesterday. He claimed that...

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December 12, 2014

A Palestinian move for UN membership makes waves in Israel and America

Over the past year, coverage of the conflict between Israel and Palestine has been dominated by news of peace talks falling apart, the battle between Israel and Hamas in...

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December 12, 2014

Will the Palestinian leadership really halt security cooperation with Israel?

Palestinian Authority minister Ziad Abu Ein died on Wednesday after attending a protest against the separation barrier in a village near Ramallah, West Bank. Palestinian and Jordanian doctors who...

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December 12, 2014

Gaza marks Hamas’ 27th anniversary

Mass marches were held after Friday prayers in Gaza today to coincidence with the 27th anniversary of the formation of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. The marches began in...

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December 12, 2014

Egyptian stock market suffers $2.5bn in losses

Egyptian stock market has lost more than 18 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.5 billion) over the last three days. Analysts and those involved in the Egyptian market said that the...

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December 12, 2014

When the fight against racism produces a conflict of interest

I was told years ago by a pro-Palestinian activist that the trouble with the people from the West Bank and Gaza was the colour of their skin. Squirming in...

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December 12, 2014

Fatah and the awkward questions

It seems as though Fatah has plans to hold its annual conference around the middle of next month; if this actually happens, it would be the first time that...

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December 12, 2014

Congress votes in favour of three-year war on ISIS

US Congress voted in favour of authorising President Barack Obama to carry out military operations against the Islamic State (ISIS) for three years. During a speech before Congress, US...

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