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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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August 11, 2015

Anonymous attacks Israeli government for baby Dawabsha

Hackers today attacked the website of the Office of the Prime Minister, that of the Israel army and that of a number of ministries and government departments. In a...

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August 11, 2015

Repressing Palestinian prisoners’ anti-colonial struggle

Benjamin Netanyahu’s emulation of Guantanamo torture – the force-feeding of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails — has resurfaced once again, occupying the usual hype which detracts...

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August 11, 2015

Egypt seizes 16 hospitals for alleged affiliation with the Brotherhood

The Egyptian committee tasked with confiscating and managing the funds of the Muslim Brotherhood has decided to seize 16 hospitals allegedly owned by the movement.< The hospitals sieged were:...

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August 11, 2015

Infant mortality rates rise in Gaza under the siege

The infant mortality rate in the Gaza Strip has increased since 2013 to 22.3 per 1,000 births, while the number of those who died within four weeks of birth...

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August 11, 2015

EU condemns ‘PKK terrorism’

The European Union has condemned the attack in Turkey’s south-eastern province of Sirnak where four policemen were killed and another officer was injured on Monday. A remote-controlled roadside bomb...

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August 11, 2015

Plans to honour Israel’s Tel Aviv on Paris beach slammed

A decision to dedicate a beach festival event in Paris to Israel’s Tel Aviv city has sparked outrage among leftist politicians and pro-Palestinian groups, who have termed the gesture...

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August 11, 2015

Turkey: Police detain 23 ‘Syria-bound’ foreigners

Police detained 23 foreign nationals on Tuesday for allegedly trying to cross into Syria illegally to join Daesh militant group, police sources said. The foreigners include Indonesian, Russian, Chinese,...

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August 11, 2015

Heat wave killed 21 Egyptians on Sunday

Some 21 people have died in Egypt and a further 66 were admitted to hospital on Sunday following the effects of heatstroke and dehydration caused by the increased temperatures...

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