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May 21, 2015

Algerian lawmakers call on government to act against human rights violations in Egypt

At least 53 lawmakers representing the five opposition parties in Algeria yesterday signed a statement calling on the government to reject “human rights violations” in Egypt in the wake...

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May 21, 2015

Iranian aid ship being probed in Djibouti

The Iranian aid ship which was heading to Yemen with aid is sailing to Djibouti to be inspected by United Nations officials. A semi-official Iranian news source reported yesterday...

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May 20, 2015

Netanyahu’s backward step is only a temporary one

Analysts of the Israeli occupation of Palestine have long said that the state is moving towards a system of apartheid. This is particularly evident in the West Bank, where...

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May 20, 2015

Segregated buses may be off the Israeli agenda, but there’s a long way to go for real equality

The name Rosa Parks is one that is forever enshrined in the annals of Afro-American history. She was the courageous woman who refused to give up her seat for...

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May 20, 2015

Egypt Judges’ Club chief takes over as justice minister

The head of Egypt’s Judges’ Club – a private guild comprising the nation’s judges –swore the oath of office on Wednesday as the country’s new justice minister. Ahmed al-Zend...

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May 20, 2015

Former Likud minister: Israel on collision course with international community

A former Israeli minister has warned that Israel is on a collision course with the international community. Dan Meridor, a minister in previous Likud-led governments, made his remarks in...

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May 20, 2015

UAE jails Qatari state security officials

The UAE Federal Court handed down harsh sentences to five Qatari state security officers on charges of “insulting the symbols of the state” on social media, local media reports...

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May 20, 2015

NGO: Nine months after ceasefire, urgent need to end Gaza blockade

A human rights organisation has urged the international community to ensure an end to the blockade of Gaza, nine months after the ceasefire that ended last year’s hostilities. The...

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May 20, 2015

Iran severs ties with Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Iran has stopped its financial assistance for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, Al-Quds newspaper reported on Tuesday. The severing of ties has led the group’s Secretary General, Ramadan Shalah,...

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May 20, 2015

The Judaisation of Jerusalem file is to be handed to Netanyahu directly

The Israeli government yesterday approved a series of actions which aim to reinforce its occupation of Jerusalem as well as the Judaisation of the city. The Israeli cabinet ministers...

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