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June 5, 2014

Israel to build 1,500 settlement units in response to new Palestinian unity government

Israel’s Housing Ministry announced on Thursday morning tenders for 1,500 new housing units in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. According to Israeli news...

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June 5, 2014

Global solidarity is the answer to the Nakba and the Naksa

Sometimes, it seems that times are changing. When an Israeli soldier was filmed from multiple angles killing two Palestinian teenagers in the West Bank on Nakba Day, commemorating the...

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June 5, 2014

Abbas warns of the danger of Israeli assaults on Al-Aqsa

The Arab and Muslim world should take prompt action to protect and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday. Abbas condemned assaults on the mosque made by...

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June 5, 2014

Emir of Kuwaiti 'sways drunkenly' upon arrival in Tehran

Internet users have published a video recording showing the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s arrival in the Iranian capital, Tehran. He was “still under the influence...

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June 5, 2014

Herzog: Netanyahu is leading us towards political collapse

Opposition leader Member of the Knesset Yitzhak Herzog criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the new Palestinian unity government on Wednesday, saying that his policy has led to...

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June 5, 2014

Former US envoy attacks Obama's policy on Syria

Robert Ford, the former US ambassador to Damascus, criticised Barack Obama’s policy on Syria, saying Washington should do more and take the initiative to arm the moderate opponents of...

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June 5, 2014

Egypt: Four countries to be excluded from Al-Sisi's inauguration

The Egyptian authorities have sent invitations to major world leaders to attend Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi’s inauguration as the new president of Egypt, excluding four countries, Pls48.net news website and...

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June 5, 2014

EU: Syrian presidential elections 'illegitimate'

The EU issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the Syrian presidential election on 3 June “cannot be considered as a genuinely democratic vote”. The statement criticised the restrictions...

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June 5, 2014

Khamenei: 'Military attack is not a priority for Americans'

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei asserted on Wednesday that the Obama administration had excluded the military option for resolving outstanding problems with other countries. Calling for Iranian officials to...

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June 4, 2014

Using elections to assert guaranteed victories in Egypt and Syria

In recent weeks, two elections have taken place in the Middle East. The first was in Egypt, where polling took place between 26 and 28 May; the second was...

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