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April 16, 2016

Hamas has enough strength to liberate Palestinian prisoners

The senior Hamas leader in Gaza said on Friday that his movement is strong enough to liberate the Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails, MEMO’s correspondent in Gaza...

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April 15, 2016

Trevor Phillips is being impractical, immoral and short-sighted regarding British Muslims

Trevor Phillips’ film for Britain’s Channel 4television, “What do British Muslims really think?” was aired on Wednesday night. Muslims are “living apart,” we were told, and failing to “integrate.”...

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April 15, 2016

‘Lebanon has good practices to convey to Europe about migration’

Lebanon currently shelters one of the largest Syrian refugee populations in the world. Political scientist Tamirace Fakhoury talks about how her home country deals with the challenges and what...
April 15, 2016

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch reaffirms friendship with GCC

The Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi yesterday reaffirmed the friendship between Lebanon and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), expressing regret for the soured atmosphere between Beirut and a number of...

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April 15, 2016

PA applies to Israel to extend gas line to Gaza

The Palestinian Authority has made an official request to Israel to extend a gas pipeline to the power station in the Gaza Strip. Omar Katana, the head of the...

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April 15, 2016

Egypt’s Regeni crisis: The repercussions of European hypocrisy

In a recent rambling address to the nation, Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi stressed that he resorts to neither lying nor deceit (as if the matter necessitated such an...

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April 15, 2016

The Yemen ceasefire and international delusion about the realities of the war

Another ceasefire was officially implemented in Yemen on 10 April at 9pm GMT, in the run-up to the Kuwait peace talks due on 18 April. There are sporadic pockets...

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April 15, 2016

Iraqi MPs vote to remove parliament speaker, call for early elections

Iraqi politicians have voted to remove parliament speaker Salim al-Juburi, MPs say, a day after he adjourned a parliamentary session after fighting broke out over Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s...

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April 15, 2016

Sanders, Clinton clash on Israel, Palestine in US debate

Nearly two years after Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip, the war bitterly divided Sen. Bernie Sanders and front-runner Hillary Clinton during a contentious Thursday night Democratic presidential debate....

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April 15, 2016

Saudi FM: Donation to embattled Malaysia PM ‘genuine’

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has insisted that $681 million found in the personal bank accounts of Malaysia’s embattled prime minister was a “genuine donation” from the Gulf kingdom. Malaysian...

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