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August 31, 2015

Hamas MPs not invited to meeting of Palestinian National Council

A senior Hamas MP in the occupied West Bank said on Sunday that the leadership of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) has not invited any MPs from the movement...

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August 31, 2015

Palestine’s crisis of leadership: Did Abbas destroy Palestinian democracy?

The crisis of leadership throughout Palestinian history did not start with Mahmoud Abbas and will, regrettably, be unlikely to end with his departure. Although Abbas has, perhaps, done more...

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August 31, 2015

Signs of tension easing between Sudan and US

There are signs of tension easing between the US government and Sudan, in the wake of the two-day visit by America’s Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Donald...

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August 31, 2015

Turkey allocates $70 million to strengthen border security

Turkey’s finance minister has revealed that the government has allocated $70 million to the ministry of defence to strengthen border security. Speaking to Anadolu news agency, Mehmet Şimşek said...

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August 31, 2015

Jewish High Court demands Pope Francis apologise for recognising Palestinian state

A self-declared Israeli Sanhedrin, a religious High Court composed of 71 sages, has demanded that Pope Francis apologise for recognising a separate Palestinian state or face trial next month....

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August 31, 2015

Dozens of Egyptians ‘forcibly disappeared’: NGO

Dozens of Egyptians have been forcibly disappeared after being secretly detained by security forces, an Egyptian NGO has said. In a Sunday statement, the Egyptian Coordination of Rights and Freedoms (ECRF)...

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August 31, 2015

Almost all militias fighting in Iraq are Iranian, claims researcher

A senior researcher in Iraq has claimed that “90 per cent” of the militias fighting in the country “are Iranian.” Dr Yahya El-Kubaisi, of the Iraqi Centre for Strategic...

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August 31, 2015

German soldiers to train in Israel

The German Defence Ministry announced on Sunday that 100 of its soldiers are going to receive training from the Israeli army. A spokesman for the ministry said that the...

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August 31, 2015

Egypt summons British ambassador over Al Jazeera comments

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador in Cairo on Sunday to protest comments he made after a judge sentenced three Al Jazeera English journalists to three years prison...

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August 31, 2015

Libya’s interim government forms ministerial delegation to restore frozen assets in US

The Libyan interim government has formed a ministerial delegation to negotiate with the US administration for the restoration of frozen Libyan assets in US banks, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency...

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