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October 30, 2014

Defeat Could Turn Out an Advantage for Tunisia’s Islamists

Tunisia is a small country with a big audience. The process of electing a parliament and a president matters, not only because it keeps the democratic process alive, but...

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October 30, 2014

UN: At least 7,000 unsecured explosive items remain across the Gaza Strip

A UN body has estimated that at least 7,000 explosive items remain to be secured or destroyed in the Gaza Strip, following Israel’s attack over the summer. The figure...

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October 30, 2014

Sweden is first EU member to recognize Palestine as state

Sweden’s newly elected center-left government has officially recognized Palestine as a state on Thursday, making it the first EU member to do so. “Today the government takes the decision...

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October 29, 2014

Death toll rises to 43 after barrel bombs are dropped on a displaced persons camp in Idlib

The death toll after a Syrian army helicopter dropped barrel bombs on a displaced persons camp in the northern province of Idlib has reached 43 while dozens of others...

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October 29, 2014

France: Construction of new settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem is illegal

The French Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned Israel’s recent announcement stating its intention to build over 1,000 settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem. France claimed the move, if confirmed,...

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October 29, 2014

Torture in Israeli prisons: 200 methods used against Palestinian prisoners

Hundreds of torture methods used against Palestinian prisoners during interrogations conducted in Israeli prisoners have been observed by human rights organisations and prisoners’ rights associations. A report by the...

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October 29, 2014

Houthi militants storm state university in southern Sanaa

Houthi militants stormed Dhamar University in southern Sanaa on Wednesday, according to a university source. A source that preferred to remain anonymous told Anadolu news agency that “Houthi militants...

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October 29, 2014

Government turns on Sufis after getting rid of Brotherhood

The Egyptian government has recently decided to exclude more religious minorities from the political scene having already eliminated the Muslim Brotherhood’s presence in quite a frightening way. The new...

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October 29, 2014

Washington worried over suspension of “oppositional organisation” in Bahrain

The United States expressed concern after a Bahraini court banned the country’s main opposition group, Al-Wefaq, for three months on Tuesday, just weeks before a parliamentary election the group...

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October 29, 2014

Shlomo Sand on his new book, How I Stopped Being a Jew

“Winter here in Tel Aviv is wonderful,” Shlomo Sand tells me, before adding: “I think it’s the only thing here that is wonderful.” A Professor of Contemporary History at...

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