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  • May 14, 2015

    Russia warns against sending ground troops to Yemen

    Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, yesterday warned of the repercussions of a ground operation to resolve the crisis in Yemen. In an interview with...

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  • May 14, 2015

    Vatican recognises State of Palestine in new treaty

    The Vatican officially recognised the State of Palestine in a new treaty on Wednesday, sparking Israeli outrage. The treaty addresses the status of Catholic Churches and their activities in...

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  • May 14, 2015

    Obama hails relations with Saudi Arabia as ‘extraordinary’

    US President Barack Obama has praised his country’s relationship with Saudi Arabia, saying that the two countries have always enjoyed an “extraordinary” friendship going back many years. “The United...

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  • May 14, 2015

    UN contacts Iran over aid ship heading to Yemen

    Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said yesterday that the UN is in contact with Iran over the Iranian aid ship heading to Yemen, the Anadolu Agency reported....

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  • May 14, 2015

    Germany pledges extra $41 million to UNRWA programme in Gaza

    The German government has pledged an additional $41 million to support an UNRWA shelter assistance programme in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN agency said...

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  • May 14, 2015

    ISIS claims responsibility for Benghazi bombing that killed 3 children

    ISIS has claimed responsibility for a bombing in Benghazi that killed 3 children, it has been reported by Anadolu. The children were killed on Tuesday when a mortar shell...

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  • May 14, 2015

    Israel to ban Freedom Flotilla III from reaching Gaza

    Israel said it would not allow “unauthorised boats” to enter the territorial waters of the Gaza Strip, the Jerusalem Post reported. Swedish boat, named Marianne of Gothenburg, announced it...

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  • May 14, 2015

    Hamas: Boycotts undermine the occupation

    Hamas hailed the decisions of several academic institutions across the US and Europe to boycott Israel, saying this will isolate it and lead to it facing charges in court....

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  • May 14, 2015

    Former Lebanese minister jailed for 4.5 years

    A military Lebanese court yesterday sentenced the former Lebanese Minister Michel Samaha to four and half a year over charges related to smuggling explosives from Syria to Lebanon, judicial...

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  • May 14, 2015

    Erdogan fights ‘parallel’ state

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish cleric based in the United States Fethullah Gulen and his group are working as a “parallel state” and called it a...

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