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August 10, 2015

Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmlands

Extremist Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farms and pasture lands in the south of the West Bank city of Nablus, local Palestinian sources told the Anadolu Agency yesterday....

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August 10, 2015

Shifting Priorities: The Rise and Fall of Arab Revolutionary Discourse

Strange how intellectual discussion concerning the so-called “Arab Spring” has almost entirely shifted in recent years – from one concerning freedom, justice, democracy and rights in general, into a...

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August 10, 2015

Why did the Saudis and Syrians meet in Jeddah?

Saudi Arabia delayed the announcement of its own narrative about the meeting between Ali Mamluk, the head of the Syrian regime’s security agency, and Saudi officials in Jeddah. Nevertheless,...

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August 10, 2015

Israel arrests Swedish citizen on suspicion of spying for Hezbollah

Israeli security forces have arrested a man with dual Swedish-Lebanese citizenship on suspicion of gathering intelligence on behalf of Hezbollah. In a statement released on Sunday, Israel’s Shin Bet...

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August 10, 2015

Israel laying new roads in occupied West Bank

Israeli occupation authorities have started laying new roads across the occupied West Bank in an attempt to provide separate routes for settlers, Qudsnet reported yesterday. Palestinian sources told Qudsnet...

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August 10, 2015

The hijab ban is part of a wider war against women

Hijab debates are on the rise, yet again, in Egypt. As usual, they are initiated by the ruling class who are provoking a national debate for profit. Businesses in...

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August 10, 2015

Egypt borrows $970m to cover budget deficit

The Central Bank of Egypt has revealed that the ministry of finance borrowed 7.5 billion Egyptian pounds (around $970 million) in treasury bills on Sunday to cover the budget...

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August 10, 2015

Israel: Abbas deterring launch of new Intifada

Israeli security sources hailed the efforts of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in cracking down on Palestinians and preventing the start of a new Intifada, Quds Press reported...

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August 10, 2015

Jerusalem Catholics decry Jewish extremist group

Catholic leaders in Jerusalem have lodged a formal complaint with the Israeli police against the head of Lehava, a Jewish extremist group that calls for churches in Israel to...

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August 9, 2015

Another Islamist leader dies in Egyptian prison

A leading member of Egypt’s outlawed Gamaa Islamiya group has died in prison amid a spate of recent deaths among jailed opponents of the country’s ruling regime. In a...

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