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September 8, 2014

Rouhani slams internet censorship as useless

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stirred controversy once again, describing internet censorship and gender segregation as not in the country’s interest on Sunday. Rouhani was elected last year after...

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September 8, 2014

Israel unwilling to probe Gaza war breaches: Watchdogs

Two leading Israeli human rights organizations have accused the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being unwilling to investigate rights violations committed during Israel’s recent military onslaught on...

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September 8, 2014

Israeli minister: Abbas won’t get Israel’s support by criticising Hamas

Israeli Minister for Intelligence Affairs and International Relations Yuval Steinitz said on Sunday that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s attack on Hamas would not relieve him of his responsibility...

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September 8, 2014

Fatah and Hamas: two different projects

In the reconciliation agreement Hamas conceded to and agreed with Fatah and its leader Mahmoud Abbas and displayed national unity between the two movements during the confrontation with the...

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September 8, 2014

Head of Syrian National Coalition calls to withdraw Hezbollah fighters from Syria

The head of the Syrian National Coalition Hadi al- Bahra has called on the Lebanese government to exert pressure on the Lebanese Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from...

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September 8, 2014

Arab League supports Abbas’ draft to UN Security Council

The foreign ministers of the Arab League Council announced their support for the plan of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to ask the UN Security Council for a timeline...

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September 8, 2014

Haniyeh calls for formation of a special committee to follow up on Cairo Agreement

Ismail Haniyeh, vice president of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, called for the formation of a special committee to follow up on the recent Cairo...

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September 8, 2014

UNRWA requests $47 million for emergency aid in the Gaza Strip

The Commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has requested $47 million in emergency aid for the Gaza Strip...

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September 8, 2014

Palestinian PM: we have been threatened over paying Gaza salaries

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has said that the international community has threatened to boycott his government if it paid the salaries of Palestinian employees recruited by Hamas in...

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September 8, 2014

Houthi rebels block government vehicles entry to and exit from Sanaa

Yemen’s Shia Houthi insurgent group announced on Sunday evening that it had closed all entrances leading to Sanaa, blocking government vehicles from accessing the Yemeni capital in response to...

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