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January 4, 2016

Beirut Noir

Beirut Noir, edited by Iman Humaydan, is the newest anthology in Akashic Books’ popular noir series. Up to 75 cities have been featured, from Brooklyn to Havana, and Beirut...

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January 4, 2016

Russian cruiser crosses the Suez Canal heading to Syria to participate military operations

According to the official Egyptian official press agency MENA, an unnamed shipping source at the Suez Canal Authority said that the Russian cruiser Varyag led a convoy through the...

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January 4, 2016

Ennahda Party elects representatives for 10th conference

Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda Party has organised local conferences across the country to elect representatives to attend the party’s 10th national conference. As many as 41 local conferences were held...

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January 4, 2016

Global e-campaign launched to break siege in Yemen

International activists have launched a global campaign through social networking sites calling for an end to the nine-month siege imposed by Houthi rebels on Taiz in northern Yemen. The...

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January 4, 2016

Iraqi ayatollah condemns Saudi execution of Shia imam

Iraq’s senior Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani condemned on Sunday the Saudi regime’s execution of prominent Shia imam Nimr A-Nimr. “We have received with much sorrow and regret...

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January 4, 2016

Egypt court adjourns Morsi ‘espionage’ trial

An Egyptian court has set 4, 5 and 6 January as the dates to resume the trial of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi and ten other defendants on charges...

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January 4, 2016

Palestinians welcome Vatican’s recognition of statehood

The Islamic-Christian Commission in Support of Jerusalem and the Holy Sites yesterday hailed the Vatican’s decision to recognise the State of Palestine. In a press release, the commission’s Secretary-General...

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January 4, 2016

Lebanon’s Jemaah Islamiyah elects new Secretary General

The Jemaah Islamiyah Shura Council in Lebanon yesterday elected Azzam Ayoubi as new Secretary-General. Ayoubi will replace Ibrahim Al-Masri, who chaired the Shura Council since 2010. Earlier, the council...

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January 4, 2016

Israeli army extends closure of Hebron’s Old City

The Israeli army extended the closure of the Old City of Hebron designating it a closed military zone, Palestinian Authority news agency Wafa reported yesterday. Wafa said the measures...

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January 4, 2016

Netanyahu welcomes return of Egyptian ambassador to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Egypt’s new ambassador to Israel yesterday, Palestinian Safa news agency reported. “Over the weekend Egypt’s new ambassador to Israel Hazem Khairat, arrived,” Netanyahu...

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