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  • June 23, 2015

    Egypt digs tunnel along Gaza border

    Security sources confirmed on Monday that the Egyptian authorities have started to dig a new tunnel in the Sinai Peninsula along the border with the Gaza Strip, Alamatonline.com has...

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  • June 23, 2015

    Iraq 2015: Development and Decentralization (de facto)

    Would the violent turmoil that exists in present-day Iraq be less — or even absent altogether — had it undertaken decentralised reconstruction in the aftermath of the US invasion...

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  • June 23, 2015

    ICRC: Hunger striking Palestinian detainee’s life in danger

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) yesterday expressed its “concerns” about the deteriorating health conditions of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan, a statement said. Adnan has been...

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  • June 23, 2015

    Regional unrest casts gloomy shadow on Jordan’s agricultural exports

    Jordan’s agricultural sector has been unable to sell its good outside of the kingdom because of the increase in security in the country and the unrest in neighbouring countries....

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  • June 23, 2015

    PLO to discuss forming new unity government

    Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) yesterday declared it would start discussions with Palestinian factions over the formation of new national unity government, the Anadolu Agency reported. After a PLO meeting...

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  • June 23, 2015

    The politicisation of the judiciary is not confined to the Middle East

    Whenever the term “politicisation of the judiciary” is mentioned one immediately thinks of Iraq under Nouri Al-Maliki or Egypt under Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. This dangerous, and sometimes deadly, disease...

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  • June 23, 2015

    Israeli court adjourns trial of Khalida Jarrar

    An Israeli court yesterday adjourned the trial of the Palestinian parliamentarian and Popular Front leader Khalida Jarrar, no new date has been set for her trial, Qudsnet reported. The...

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  • June 23, 2015

    Algeria increases security following threat from Al-Qaeda

    Algerian security services yesterday enhanced security measures across the country after receiving threats from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, a security source revealed. “The Algerian security services took the...

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  • June 23, 2015

    Israeli police clash with anti-racism Ethiopian Jewish protesters

    Violent clashes erupted yesterday between hundreds of Israeli Jews of Ethiopian origin and the police during anti-racism protests in Tel Aviv. Israel’s Channel 10 reported that the clashes broke...

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  • June 23, 2015

    Al Jazeera’s Mansour 1: Sisi 0

    In 2004, only one news organisation stayed in Fallujah to report one of the bloodiest battles the US fought in the Iraq War. It was only thanks to Al...

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