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November 24, 2014

Arab League: Common market in 6 years, customs union next year

Secretary General of the Arab League Dr. Nabil Elaraby said the organisation has taken steps toward launching the Arab Common Market (ACM) in six years. In August 1964, the...

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November 24, 2014

Russia supports resolution on recognition of Palestinian state

Moscow has vowed to support a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Palestinian statehood, Interfax reported Sunday. Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said such a resolution “could serve...

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November 24, 2014

Algeria to send shipments of humanitarian aid to Libya

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal confirmed that the Ministry of Solidarity has sent shipments of food to the residents of south-western Libya. The residents are currently suffering from a...

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November 24, 2014

Netanyahu warns against signing deal with Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned major countries on Thursday of the dangers of signing what he called a “bad deal” with Iran. In an interview with ABC, a...

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November 24, 2014

Hearing blocking Twitter and Facebook postponed

The administrative court in Egypt has postponed a hearing demanding the widely used social networking site Facebook is blocked from the internet and mobile phones, with access permitted only...

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November 24, 2014

The London lobbyists spinning for UAE

Last month, the UK Defence Secretary called the United Arab Emirates “one of our closest allies and partners.” His statement comes from a long tradition of sucking up to...

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November 24, 2014

Bahrain: What now?

In the parliamentary vote that took place on 22 November, the government of the Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain is claiming an unofficial turnout of nearly 52% while the...

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November 24, 2014

Qatar’s bitter cup

Efforts by the QatarI authorities to reassure the world that all is well with its 2022 World Cup undertaking received a further setback on Wednesday when Amnesty International released...

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November 24, 2014

The Palestinians of Lebanon; a life of curtailed rights and limited opportunities

This November marked 60 years since the 1954 United Nations convention which first promised to tackle the issue of statelessness was adopted. Today however the problem is far from...

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November 24, 2014

UK licensed £7 million worth of arms to Israel in lead-up to the bombing of Gaza

New government figures collated by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), show that the UK approved £7 million worth of military licences to Israel during the six months leading up...

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