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March 8, 2016

Ideology and politics compete in Hamas pronouncements

In an area where international and regional affairs are now often one and the same, the local dimension no longer plays a sole major role in managing events and...

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March 8, 2016

Egypt’s Parliament Drafting Law to ‘Ban Niqab in Public Places’

Egypt’s Parliament is currently drafting a law that would prevent women wearing the niqab (full-face veil) in public places and government institutions. The law, which was first revealed by...

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March 8, 2016

Parliamentary committee threatens to question Iraqi PM

Iraq’s National Security and Defence Committee called for Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi to investigate the reasons behind the latest security breaches that led to the killing and wounding of...

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March 8, 2016

Tunis closes borders with Libya after Ben Gardane attacks

Tunisia’s borders with Libya have been closed after bloody clashes erupted between local security services and armed militants in the southern city of Ben Gardane, President Beji Caid Essebsi...

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March 8, 2016

Palestinian factions: Egypt’s accusations of Hamas ‘baseless and illegal’

Palestinian factions denounced Egypt’s accusations of Hamas’s involvement in the assassination of late Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat, describing the charges as “oppressive, baseless and illegal,” PalSawa reported yesterday. In...

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March 8, 2016

Abbas says Palestinian state will only accept Jerusalem as capital

“Jerusalem is the heart of Palestine and a future Palestinian state will have only Jerusalem as its capital,” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday. Abbas made his...

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March 8, 2016

Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman in Jerusalem

Israeli border guards opened fire on Tuesday morning at a Palestinian woman at the Al-Qatanin gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque, leaving her bleeding to death, Safa news agency reported. According...

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March 8, 2016

Opposition official rejects Russia’s federal plan for Syria

The chief of Syria’s main opposition body on Monday rejected Russia’s proposal of putting in place a federal system in the war-torn country, calling it “unacceptable” and warning that...

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March 8, 2016

Erdogan criticizes delay in EU refugee aid for Turkey

Turkey’s president on Monday criticized delays in the payment of a $3.3 billion EU support package for refugees. Under a deal signed in November, Turkey agreed to step up...

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March 8, 2016

Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman in Jerusalem

Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman at the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, claiming she attempted to stab a soldier. Israeli soldiers prevented medical services from treating...

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