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September 18, 2015

The week in pictures

Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…...

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September 18, 2015

‘In the UK’s detention centres, you don’t count your days down, you count them up’

The UK has more than 30,000 migrants and asylum-seekers who are currently being detained indefinitely whilst their immigration status is resolved. This can take months or even years, leaving...

Article
September 18, 2015

Israel stops Palestinian PM entering Jerusalem

The Israeli army today stopped Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and his delegation from entering occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian government media centre reported. In a statement the centre said:...

News
September 18, 2015

Aesthetics and nostalgia: Remembering Palestine

Thin sheets of muslin cloth hang, tendril-like, from small wooden rods; suspended, floating, in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows of the long gallery. The light from the windows...

Reviews
September 18, 2015

Egyptian army floods Gaza border tunnels

The Egyptian army started early this morning to pump large amounts of sea water into large pipes that have recently been extended across the border connecting Gaza and Egypt...

News
September 18, 2015

US willing to hold talks with Russia on Syria

The US yesterday expressed its willingness to hold tactical talks with Russia regarding the war in Syria. This comes at a time when the Russian military presence has increased...

News
September 18, 2015

Palestinian prisoner Mohammed Allan resumes hunger strike

Mohammed Allan – the famous Palestinian activist who recently waged a weeks-long hunger strike to protest his continued detention by Israel – has refused to eat since Wednesday; Israeli media...

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September 18, 2015

Five Reasons Why Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Under Threat

1. The ‘status quo’ is already changing In 2014, almost 11,000 Jews entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. This represented a 28 percent increase from the previous year – and...

Article
September 18, 2015

Syria: Between violence and politics

US Secretary of State John Kerry has finally realised “the necessity for sending troops on the ground in Syria” in order to counter and eliminate Daesh. Perhaps Kerry made...

Article
September 18, 2015

6 Mexicans wounded in Egypt return home

Six Mexican tourists wounded in a raid in Egypt are heading back to Mexico on their president’s airplane. Mexican authorities said yesterday that the survivors of Sunday’s attack left an Egyptian...

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