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August 12, 2015

Iran deal rejection may damage dollar, says US Kerry

The dollar may cease to be the global reserve currency if US lawmakers walk away from the Iran nuclear deal, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday. “That is...

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August 12, 2015

US avoids ‘safe zone’ term in Northern Syria

The U.S. maintained Tuesday that it does not view efforts to clear Daesh from the northern Syrian border as a bid to create a “safe zone.” “We’ve been very...

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August 12, 2015

US asks judge not to levy millions against Palestinians

The Obama administration advised a New York judge that approving millions of dollars in damages to the families of Americans killed in Palestinian attacks could imperil the Palestinian government....

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August 12, 2015

Senior Israeli delegation visits Cairo

Five senior Israeli officials arrived in Cairo yesterday and spend several hours meeting their Egyptian counterparts before returning to Tel Aviv, the Anadolu Agency reported. Egyptian security sources told...

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August 12, 2015

PLO files complaint against Israel at FIFA

Member of the PLO and head of Youth and Sports Committee Ali Ishaq called on the International Federation of Football Association’s (FIFA) Sepp Blatter to put pressure on Israel...

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August 12, 2015

Egypt shuts down 10 Brotherhood NGOs

Egyptian Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali ordered the dissolution of ten NGOs with links to the Muslim Brotherhood and the suspension of the administrations of 29 others, Quds...

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August 11, 2015

Blaming the Ba’athists

The Ba’athist witch-hunt continues unabated in Iraqi politics. Whenever Iraqi politicians and their lackeys want to discredit someone, they brand them Ba’athists. Whenever the Iraqi government wants to bar...

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August 11, 2015

The election process can unite, not divide, the Palestinians

Some claim that the last set of Palestinian elections (2006) was the reason for the resultant political division; this is not true. The elections process is just a means...

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August 11, 2015

The tragedy of young migrants in austerity-hit Greece

Today marks the UN World Day against Human Trafficking. This modern-day slavery spins an estimated $32-billion industry worldwide, exploiting 20.9 million global trafficking victims, 1.2 million of whom are...

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August 11, 2015

UNRWA’s crisis is not really about employee salaries

When the UNRWA Commissioner-General threatened the reduction of services and the postponement of the school year, he aimed to pressure donor countries to fulfil their obligations towards the aid...

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