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August 7, 2015

First prisoner swap between Yemen’s Houthis and popular resistance

The first exchange of prisoners between Shia Houthi rebels and popular resistance fighters took place yesterday in Aden, south of Yemen, the spokesman for the International Red Cross in...

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August 7, 2015

Jailed PFLP leader to start open hunger strike

Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Ahmad Saadat and the front’s prisoners announced their intention to start an open hunger strike on Sunday. “PFLP...

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August 7, 2015

West Bank and Gaza battle it out on the football field

Members of the West Bank-based Ahli Al-Khalil football team entered the blockaded Gaza Strip late Tuesday – via Israel’s Erez border crossing – for the first time in 15...

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August 7, 2015

Family of Palestinian female prisoner appeal to Abbas to intervene for her release

The family of Fethiya Khanfar has appealed to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and all Palestinian and international organisations to intervene immediately to save her life and free her from...

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August 7, 2015

Israeli Temple organisations call for march into Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli “Temple” organisations have called for an Israeli flag march on Sunday to Al-Aqsa mosque. The organisations of the Temple Mount Faithful and Students for the Temple said the...

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August 7, 2015

‘Disappeared’ photojournalist tells of harassment of felons and oppression of prison guards

Activist and photojournalist Esraa Al-Taweel has published a letter on Facebook in which she describes the suffering experienced by herself and the other girls detained in Egypt’s Al-Qanater Prison,...

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August 7, 2015

Self-pity and privilege: Etgar Keret and Israel’s ‘liberal left’

Etgar Keret, according to some, is “the most loved and widely read Israeli writer working today.” Hailed as “one of the most prominent Israeli writers on the international literary...

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August 7, 2015

Israel approves $90m grant for settlements

The Israeli government yesterday approved a special grant of 340 million shekels ($90 million) for settlements in the West Bank in the 2015-2016 state budget. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported...

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August 7, 2015

US working ‘closely’ with Russia on Syria’s future

The US said Thursday that it is “consulting closely” with Russia on its future policy for war-torn Syria. “As much as we can find common ground in ending the...

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August 7, 2015

Goldman Sachs: Oil prices to remain low for some time

Oil prices should remain lower for a longer period of time to allow market rebalancing, a report by investment bank Goldman Sachs said late on Thursday. “The search for...

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