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  • January 30, 2014

    Mossad spied on Sarkozy

    The French newspaper Le Monde has revealed that the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad was spying on former French President Nicolas Sarkozy. According to the documents leaked by US national...

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  • January 30, 2014

    MEMO Palestine Book Awards 2013

    It is that time of year now; the 2nd MEMO Palestine Book Awards evening will take place in mid-November, where the authors, publishers, academics and literary minds will gather...

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  • January 30, 2014

    Russia claims foreign interference undermines Geneva II

    Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the countries that support the Syrian opposition of undermining the Geneva II peace conference on the Syrian conflict. Russia Today Arabic reported...

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  • January 30, 2014

    German citizen charged with spying for Syria

    A German court in Berlin is to try a German citizen of Lebanese origin on charges of espionage. The 60-year old man is accused of spying on behalf of...

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  • January 30, 2014

    Hollande agenda change for Israel visit creates diplomatic crisis

    The French President’s cancellation of a speech to the Israeli Knesset has created a diplomatic crisis. In return, reported Yedioth Ahronoth, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein has decided to boycott...

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  • January 30, 2014

    Oxford academics visit Gaza Strip

    A delegation including eleven academics from Oxford University is coming to the end of a visit to the Gaza Strip where they have attended a medical conference at the...

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  • January 30, 2014

    Geneva II unlikely to be held on time

    Arab and Western officials have ruled out that the Geneva II Conference on Syria would take place on schedule because of clear differences between Washington and Moscow. Washington and...

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  • January 30, 2014

    Israel attends review of its human rights record in Geneva

    On Tuesday, delegations from across the UN member states convened in Geneva for Israel’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Only 48 hours before the hearing was due to commence, it...

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  • January 30, 2014

    German expert says Egyptian media exploited Morsi freedoms to overthrow him

    A German expert in international communications has expressed her surprise that the Egyptian media have rejected the freedoms opened up by ousted president Mohamed Morsi and opted instead for...

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  • January 30, 2014

    Azzam urges Egyptians in Europe to help criminalize coup leaders

    Hatem Azzam, a member of an anti-coup public diplomacy delegation touring Europe, recently addressed a conference in Vienna to discuss the negative consequences of the 3 July coup in...

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