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May 27, 2014

Palestinians call on Blatter to ask Israel to lift restrictions on Palestinian players

Arab Knesset Member Ahmed Tibi has called upon FIFA President Sepp Blatter to end the suffering of Palestinian athletes, especially footballers. Blatter, the head of FIFA, the governing body...

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May 27, 2014

Sabbahi’s campaign claims ‘significantly higher votes’ than Sisi

Maasoom Rizq, spokesperson of the presidential elections campaign of Hamdeen Sabbahi claimed Monday that Sabbahi obtained higher votes than his sole rival Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi. Rizq cited exit poll...

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May 27, 2014

HRW: Iraqi army uses explosive barrels in Fallujah

The Iraqi army threw explosive barrels on populated areas and targeted a hospital during its fight to regain control of the city of Fallujah, in Al-Anbar province west of...

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May 27, 2014

Italy arrests ex-minister for embezzling Iraqi aid

Italian police yesterday arrested the former Environment Minister Corrado Clini on charges of misappropriating environmental assistance funds to Iraq in cooperation with other parties as part of an ongoing...

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May 27, 2014

Israel covertly adopts pro-settlement report recommendations

The Israeli government has begun to advance some of the recommendations of the 2012 controversial pro-settlement Levy report which does not consider the Israeli presence in the West Bank...

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May 27, 2014

Egyptian liberal politician: Sisi’s elections worse than Mubarak’s

Egyptian liberal politician and President of Ghad Al-Thawra Party Ayman Nour dismissed the current presidential elections as “one-sided.” Nour, who ran against Mubarak in the 2005 Presidential elections, told...

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May 27, 2014

Amnesty International: Israel must release all administrative detainees

According to Arab media reports, Amnesty International on Monday called upon the Israeli occupation authorities to either prosecute Palestinian administrative prisoners for internationally recognised criminal offenses or release them...

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May 27, 2014

Turkish court orders arrest of former Israeli officers, including Ashkenazi, over Mavi Marmara

A Turkish court ordered Monday the arrest of four former Israeli army commanders, including the former chief of staff General Gabi Ashkenazi, over their involvement in the 2010 Mavi...

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May 27, 2014

Hamas and Fatah: National unity government to be announced at the end of the week

Hamas and Fatah officials revealed on Tuesday morning that both parties have agreed on naming Rami Hamadallah to head the national unity government. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu-Zuhri said that...

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May 27, 2014

Israel approves 50 settlement units in occupied Jerusalem during Pope’s visit

Israeli occupation authorities in the Jerusalem municipality approved on Monday the construction of 50 new settlement units in Har Homa in occupied East Jerusalem. The approval coincided with the...

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