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January 14, 2016

Tunisia’s relative success story five years on since the Arab Spring

As the flames ignited from the dusty town of Sidi Bouzid in central Tunisia spread from one Arab country to another, it seemed as if Arabs had finally emerged...

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January 14, 2016

The Gazans in Jordan: Between the curse of exile and government restrictions

The decision by the Jordanian government to reinstate the requirement that refugees in Jordan of Gazan origin obtain work permits has shed new light on the plight of this...

Blog
January 14, 2016

Netanyahu to downgrade diplomatic representation in Brazil

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday decided to downgrade diplomatic representation in Brazil over the latter’s refusal to approve settler leader Dani Dayan as Israeli ambassador, local media reported....

News
January 14, 2016

Why is hanging out with dictators wrong?

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales is back in Abu Dhabi. Those of you kind enough to read this column regularly might remember that in December 2014, Wales accepted a $500,000...

Article
January 14, 2016

Israel summons Swedish ambassador over “extrajudicial execution” comments

Israel has summoned the Swedish ambassador over Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom’s call for a probe into Tel Aviv’s “extrajudicial executions” of Palestinians, Press TV reported. Wallstrom called on Tuesday...

News
January 14, 2016

Real Madrid to receive sole survivor of Dawabsheh family

Spanish football club Real Madrid announced on Wednesday that it is ready to receive the Palestinian boy Ahmed Dawabsheh, the sole survivor of an arson attack carried out by...

News
January 14, 2016

10 Yemenis freed from Guantanamo arrive in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman (AA) – Ten Yemenis freed from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp arrived in Oman on Thursday, the Omani foreign ministry said in a statement. Oman’s official news...

News
January 14, 2016

Red Cross official: Yemen is becoming one of the world’s forgotten conflicts

Yemen is fast-becoming one of the world’s “forgotten conflicts”, International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Director for the Near and Middle East, Robert Mardini has warned. In a...

News
January 14, 2016

PA foreign exchange reserve down 15.3% in 2015

Palestinian Authority (PA) exchange reserves dropped by 15.3 per cent in 2015, the Palestinian Monetary Authority announced yesterday. Anadolu reported numbers published by the Monetary Authority showing a decline...

News
January 14, 2016

Egypt builds more prisons

Instead of fulfilling his promises to improve the country’s deteriorating economy, provide new job opportunities for thousands of unemployed youth and build at least one million housing units to...

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