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August 14, 2014

Egypt undermines efforts to take Rabaa perpetrators to ICC

Egyptian law experts have said that the Egyptian government’s approval to set up local courts to try those accused of war crimes, genocides and crimes against humanity undermine efforts...

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August 14, 2014

Turkey’s exports to OPEC countries rise to 22.8%

Turkey’s exports to the states of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in the first half of this year amounted to $14.6 billion, while its imports from...

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August 14, 2014

International law expert says Sisi could be in big trouble

A Lebanese professor of international law, Tariq Shandab, said the new report issued by Human Rights Watch about the Rabaa massacre has both moral value and legal significance, because...

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August 14, 2014

Nahda: Egypt’s forgotten sit-in tragedy

One year ago Thursday, Egyptian security forces violently dispersed two protest camps set up by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. The Rabaa al-Adawiyya Square sit-in in Cairo, however,...
August 14, 2014

Ennahda party leader calls to criminalise ‘glorification of the former regime’

Tunisia’s Ennahda party leader Rachid Ghannouchi called on Wednesday for the Tunisian Parliament to pass a law “criminalising the glorification of the former regime of ousted President Ben Ali”,...

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August 14, 2014

Egypt refuses to let Gaza’s wounded travel, Turkish plane uses Tel Aviv airport

For the second day in a row, the Egyptian authorities have continued to prevent a number of wounded Palestinians from leaving the country via Cairo International Airport for treatment...

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August 14, 2014

Islamic State seizes more territory in Aleppo province

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria or ISIS, has seized several...

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August 14, 2014

Israel’s opposition to UNHRC investigations and complementary concessions

Israel has, predictably, voiced opposition to the proposed United Nations Human Rights Council’s investigation into the atrocities committed in Gaza. Quoting Channel 2, the Times of Israel stated that...
August 14, 2014

War on Gaza further hinders Palestinian fishermen’s livelihood

Palestinian fishermen have lost their main source of income due to the Israeli restrictions on the fishing areas off the Gaza coast. The restrictions, put in place by Israel,...

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August 14, 2014

ISIS threatens Iraq’s ancient past: The lost city of Nineveh

“The Arabs marvelled at these strange figures. As each head was uncovered they showed their amazement by extravagant gestures or exclamations of surprise.” The “strange figures” had the head...

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