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June 19, 2015

HRW calls for Kuwait to release blogger

Human Rights Watch yesterday called on the Emir of Kuwait to release blogger Saleh Saeed who was sentenced to prison because of tweets he published on disagreements between Kuwait...

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June 19, 2015

Israel’s pre-emptive vengeance against its UN collaborator

Following yet another round of accusations, condemnations and reproach authored by Israel and the UN over Operation Protective Edge, the international body’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Makarim Wibisono,...

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June 19, 2015

Livni dodges arrest in London – again

Israeli politician and war crimes suspect Tzipi Livni once again evaded arrest this week, during a visit to London where she spoke at Fortune’s “Most Powerful Women International Summit.”...

Blog
June 19, 2015

Gaza prays for an end to the siege this Ramadan

Palestinians in Gaza have welcomed the holy month of Ramadan surrounded by the rubble from the demolition following last year’s Israeli assault on the Strip, made worse by the...

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June 19, 2015

Sisi sends 11 intelligence officers into early retirement

Following a presidential order issued by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi, 11 senior intelligence officials have been sent into early retirement, in a move thought to show the president...

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June 19, 2015

‘We are not made of ink’

Lebanese author Elias Khoury speaks to MEMO: “It’s more interesting to read books than it is to live in them.” Elias Khoury has lived through Black September, the Six...

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June 19, 2015

Gaza welcomes Ramadan with record levels of poverty and unemployment

The Chamber of Commerce in Gaza has reported that nearly two million Palestinians are facing the month of Ramadan under the worst economic conditions in decades. The blame has...

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June 19, 2015

Russia and Saudi Arabia sign nuclear cooperation agreement

Russia and Saudi Arabia signed a cooperation agreement regarding the peaceful use of nuclear energy on Thursday during the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg. The signing of the...

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June 19, 2015

New bill submitted to withdraw funding from political parties calling for boycott

The controversial leader of the Yisrael Beiteinu Party submitted a draft bill on Thursday calling for any political party represented in the Knesset to have state funding withdrawn if...

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June 19, 2015

The Road to Ramadan Prayers

Thousands of Palestinians headed to Qalandiya checkpoint near Ramallah as they attempted to reach al-Aqsa mosque on the first Friday of Ramadan. Buses from across the central West Bank...

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