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April 15, 2016

‘Iraqi Parliament Speaker’s dismissal is illegal’

The dismissal of Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim Al-Jabouri and his two deputies is “illegal” as no quorum was achieved, his office said yesterday. Al-Jabouri and his two deputies Hammam...

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April 15, 2016

DFLP calls on Abbas to cancel decision to cut their funds

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) has called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas to cancel a decision to cut funds allocated to the...

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April 15, 2016

Iran concludes three-day military exercise

Iran concluded on Thursday a three-day military exercise to review the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ military capabilities and preparedness. Tehran said the military exercise, dubbed Great Prophet, began Tuesday in...

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April 14, 2016

Sisi praises himself and accuses Egyptians of harming themselves

Coup leader Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi has praised his regime, his honour and his achievements, which he claimed were unprecedented over the past 20 years. He defended his parliament, his...

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April 14, 2016

So, Erdogan oppresses the media and persecutes journalists, does he?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised the Supreme Constitutional Court’s decision to release journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul. “I do not respect this decision,” he said, “and...

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April 14, 2016

Sisi: Controversy surrounding Red Sea islands is weakening Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi said yesterday that his government did not “give up Egypt’s rights” when it signed the agreement of re-draw its maritime border with Saudi Arabia,...

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April 14, 2016

State Department cites reports that Israeli forces carried out ‘unlawful killings’

The US State Department has cited reports of “excessive force” by Israeli forces against Palestinian civilians in a newly-released human rights report. The 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights...

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April 14, 2016

Prominent Iraqi Shia cleric visits Hezbollah

Prominent Iraqi Shia Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr arrived in Lebanon on Tuesday evening to visit Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Arabi21 reported yesterday. Al-Mayadeen TV channel reported sources saying that Al-Sadr...

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April 14, 2016

Leaked documents expose Assad’s war crimes

Documents produced by the regime of Bashar al-Assad highlighting war crimes have been leaked by the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA), an investigative body founded as a...

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April 14, 2016

Amidst a series of lost opportunities, Morocco’s political success stands out

What a strange world this is. The best opportunity for political change was in Tunisia, but it was lost, while Morocco faced a looming threat but turned it into...

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