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July 4, 2014

Israel prevents hundreds of Palestinians from entering Jerusalem during Ramadan

The Israeli authorities prevented hundreds of Palestinians from entering Jerusalem to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan, Anadolu news agency reported. Witnesses said the Israeli...

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July 4, 2014

Dutch pension fund ABP divests from two Israeli arms companies

Dutch pension fund ABP has divested from two Israeli companies for their role in producing cluster munitions. Aryt Industries Ltd. and Ashot Ashkelon both appear on a list dated...

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July 4, 2014

The official return of Israel’s punitive house demolitions

Thirteen family members sat on the remnants of their home early Wednesday morning. The house, in the West Bank village of Idna, was destroyed after hundreds of Israeli soldiers...

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July 4, 2014

Tony Blair and the Gulf Neocons

A year on from the coup that brought Egypt’s encounter with democracy to a premature end, the country is locked into a state of crisis. The prisons are full....

Article
July 4, 2014

Erdogan: The people’s president?

If the presidential elections’ results are based on the results of the first round, which is expected, then Turkey will have a new president on August 11. The fact...

Article
July 4, 2014

54 documented cases of women being raped while detained in Egypt

A source within the coalition supporting ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi claims that they have documented 54 cases of women being raped in detention centres, two of who became...

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July 3, 2014

Biden, Al-Nujayfi call for new government capable of uniting Iraq

US Vice President Joe Biden and Iraq’s former Parliament Speaker Usama Al-Nujayfi have called on the need to form a new government capable of uniting Iraq and fighting threats...

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July 3, 2014

Blair makes money not peace

How can a man bearing the title ‘Middle East Peace Envoy’ agree to advise the blood-drenched Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who seized power in a military coup last...

Blog
July 3, 2014

Bandar and Bahjat Suleiman: Causes of confrontation between Riyadh and Damascus

Anti-Syrian groups in Lebanon have expressed their concerns about the potential nomination of Bahjat Suleiman as the new Syrian ambassador to Beirut after he was dismissed as Syrian ambassador...

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July 3, 2014

Egypt closes Tahrir, Rabaa Al-Adawiya and Al-Nahda Squares on coup anniversary

Egyptian security forces closed several squares in Cairo and Giza today in anticipation of demonstrations called for by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on the first anniversary of...

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