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October 2, 2015

Bahrain recalls ambassador to Iran and dismisses Tehran’s charge d’affaires

Bahrain yesterday recalled its ambassador from Tehran and declared the Iranian Charge D’affaires in Bahrain, Mohammad Reza Babaei, a “persona non grata”, giving him 72 hours to leave the...

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October 2, 2015

Palestinian prisoners have the will to persevere in the face of the oppressor

There are 17 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Altogether, almost 5,000 Palestinians are being held by Israel, including 20 women, 230 children and a number of...

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October 2, 2015

Commemoration of Israeli attack on PLO headquarters in Tunisia

A number of organisations and association in Tunisia commemorated the Israeli attack on the PLO headquarters in Bin Aroos, south of the Tunisian capital, 30 years ago. Dozens of...

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October 2, 2015

Russia not planning airstrikes in Iraq, says Lavrov

Russia is not planning to expand air raids to Iraq, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said yesterday, a day after Moscow carried out its first airstrike in Syria. “We...

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October 2, 2015

Malaysian PM slams Israel on ‘systematic dehumanisation’ of Palestinians

The Malaysian prime minister today condemned Israel for what he called its “systematic dehumanisation” of Palestinians, saying the situation risked becoming a “catastrophe”. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly,...

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October 2, 2015

Algeria to keep Libya border closed until a peace agreement is reached

Algeria has postponed opening the three land crossings with Libya due to what has been called “the absence of central government capable of controlling borders”, a diplomat said yesterday....

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October 2, 2015

Israeli calls for settlement expansion in response to Abbas’ UN speech

The Israeli government should expand settlement construction and accelerate its pace in response to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s speech at the UN General Assembly, Hebrew TV reported the Yesha...

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October 2, 2015

Layal Al-Kayaje and the silence surrounding torture in Lebanon

Last week, Human Rights Watch released a report on the detention and torture of Palestinians resident in Lebanon. The Lebanese army released a statement on 22 September that Layal...

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October 2, 2015

Qaradawi participates in Saudi embassy celebration

Saudi Arabia celebrated the 85th anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Qatar on Wednesday in the presence of Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah...

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October 1, 2015

Cairo University bans lecturers from wearing niqab

Cairo University, one of Egypt’s oldest institutes of higher learning, has barred lecturers from wearing the niqab (full Islamic face-veil) in class. Cairo University President Gaber Nasser said the...

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