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May 19, 2015

On suspect 33 in the farcical trial

The farcical trial of suspects accused of espionage has led to the judgement being referred to Egypt’s Grand Mufti to ratify or reject the death sentences. The details and...

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May 19, 2015

Israel confirms its new ministers – where are the sanctions?

Israel’s new ministers took up their posts on Sunday, after the country’s 34th government was sworn-in late Thursday. This is a government of extremists, whose ministers back settlements and...

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May 19, 2015

The West may condemn Egypt’s abuses, but it’s still business as usual

This month, Egypt’s former President, Mohamed Morsi, was sentenced to death. He was among more than 100 defendants given the death penalty for their role in a mass jailbreak...

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May 19, 2015

EU plan will not stop desperate people trying to reach safety

The European Union is seeking UN approval to use military action to target smuggling networks which are operating out of Libya. The proposal is in response to the increasing...

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May 19, 2015

When Pope Francis recognises the state of Palestine

This year, the (67th) anniversary of the Nakba was accompanied by Pope Francis’s announcement that the Vatican officially recognises Palestine and his call to start direct negotiations between the...

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May 19, 2015

Increasing pressure on Palestine to adhere to the two-state compromise

The Vatican has added its voice to the symbolic diplomatic gestures recognising Palestine as a state. A process that was reignited last October by Sweden and encouraged by the...

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May 19, 2015

Turkey’s head of Religious Affairs vows to rebuild all destroyed mosques in Gaza

Israel has violated human rights of Palestinians and used internationally banned weapons against civilians in Gaza, Turkey’s head of religious affairs said Sunday. Mehmet Gormez, president of Turkey’s Presidency...

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May 19, 2015

ISIS seizes control of two gas fields near Palmyra

The Islamic State (ISIS) is reported to have seized two gas fields northeast of Palmyra, Syria, yesterday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIS fighters seized control of...

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May 19, 2015

Freedom Flotilla III arrives in Germany en route to France [widgetkit id=636]

The European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza said the group’s Marianne ship which left Sweden last week arrived in Germany’s Kehl port on Sunday en route to...

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May 19, 2015

Colonised Jaffa – 1948-2015

In the 1940’s, millions of crates of Jaffa’s oranges were being transported around the world as the city boomed. The city was the hub of cultural life in Palestine...

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