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December 2, 2014

Tunisia Court rejects Marzouki’s appeal against presidential elections

The Administrative Court of Tunis has rejected appeals filed by incumbent presidential candidate Mohamed Moncef Marzouki against alleged violations committed during the first round of the country’s presidential elections....

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December 2, 2014

Al-Sisi mediates between Abbas and Dahlan

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi has been leading reconciliation talks between Fatah Leader Mahmoud Abbas and the dismissed senior Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan, a Palestinian newspaper reported yesterday. The...

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December 2, 2014

Najwa Najjar’s West Bank thriller, Eyes of a Thief, is a predictable story with loose ends

It’s 2012 and Tarek, a water engineer from the West Bank, is guarding a dark secret from the Second Intifada. A flashback to 2002 reveals Tarek returning home one...

Reviews
December 2, 2014

The smell of petrodollars in the Tunisian elections

Israeli media have reported a meeting in Paris between Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caïd Essebsi and officials from Gulf States. The meeting is alleged to have focused on ways...

Article
December 2, 2014

Iran: We are ready to cooperate with Jordan in the fight against terrorism

Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has stressed his country’s readiness to cooperate with Jordan in the fight against extremism, MEMO sources revealed on Tuesday. The Islamic Republic News...

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December 2, 2014

Erdogan: Turkey disagrees with Russia on Syria

Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said that Turkey agrees with Russia on the need to reach a comprehensive solution to the Syrian crisis, but they differ on what...

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December 2, 2014

US is not ready for no-fly zone in Syria

The United States said yesterday that it is not ready to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria in response to Turkey’s demands, AFP reported. White House spokesman Josh Earnest...

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December 2, 2014

Legitimising the counter-revolution

The acquittal of Hosni Mubarak on charges of inciting the killing of demonstrators is not only a painful blow and a stab in the heart of the families of...

Blog
December 2, 2014

The intifada road map

The developments in the West Bank are picking up pace and this raises questions about whether these are early indications of another intifada (uprising). How realistic are the chances...

Article
December 2, 2014

UN: We respect the independence of the Egyptian judiciary

Estefan Dogrk, the spokesman for the UN secretary-general, yesterday said that he recognises the “sensitivity” of the case relating to ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for the Egyptian people,...

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