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July 7, 2014

Arafat case may prove another huge judicial blow for Israel

As Israel tries to cope with the fallout from the sadistic murder of a young Palestinian, there is an allegedly unlawful killing threatening to cause it even greater problems....

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July 7, 2014

Saudi court jails human rights lawyer for 15 years

A criminal court in Saudi Arabia has convicted lawyer and human rights activist Waleed Abul-Khair to 15 years in jail after finding him guilty of “harming the Kingdom’s reputation...

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July 7, 2014

Death toll in Fallujah rises

Iraqi government troops positioned on the eastern outskirts of the city of Fallujah in Anbar province in western Iraq bombed the city yesterday with artillery, air strikes and armoured...

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July 7, 2014

Pro-June 30 intellectuals call for repeal of Egyptian protest law

Hundreds of Egyptian intellectuals and celebrities have called on the coup government to overturn the protest law issued last year due to its restrictive provisions that have led to...

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July 7, 2014

Hamas blames Israel for intensifying current wave of violence

Hamas today blamed the Israeli government for the current escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinians territories and Israel. In a statement, Hamas spokesman Fawzy Barhoom said: “We blame...

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July 7, 2014

Dr. Ashrawi: “Neither Israel nor its extremist settlers should be granted the license to commit murder and terror”

PLO Executive Committee member, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, called on the United Nations Security Council “to uphold its responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security throughout the world and to...

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July 7, 2014

Al-Sisi supporters turn against government following fuel price increase

The government’s decision to raise fuel prices in Egypt has provoked an angry reaction among many supporters of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi against the government of Ibrahim Mahlab. Some...

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July 7, 2014

Al-Sisi defends price hikes and imposes new taxes

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has justified his government’s decision to raise fuel prices by saying that the move was necessary to stave off a debt crisis in the...

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July 7, 2014

Economists: Egyptian army earns 25% from the increase in fuel prices

Some 25 per cent of the Egyptian state’s savings from the recent increase in fuel prices go to the army, a group of economists said yesterday. According to a...

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July 7, 2014

Palestinian Authority clamps down on popular resistance in Nablus

Palestinian Authority (PA) security services confronted on Sunday dozens of Palestinian youths trying to protest against the presence of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus,...

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