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April 27, 2015

The farcical ruling

I have already said that the Egyptian judiciary has died, but today I can explain that it had died of a military heart attack and its body has been...

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April 27, 2015

Cairo court hears case to ban Facebook

A Cairo Administrative Court yesterday started the first session of a lawsuit demanding a ban on Facebook under the pretext that the social networking site is used to “threaten...

News
April 27, 2015

Houthis mobilise military forces in Sanaa

For the first time since the end of Operation Decisive Storm, Houthi militias have started to mobilise their military forces with tanks and armoured military vehicles in Sanaa, witnesses...

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April 27, 2015

Is the Muslim vote a growing factor in British politics?

Britain’s Muslim community is sufficient in number to have a significant impact in the coming general election. Muslim voters are an “untapped resource” with the potential to seal the...

Article
April 27, 2015

PA arrests representative of the Islamic Bloc at Birzeit University

Informed sources have confirmed that the Palestinian Authority’s security forces in Ramallah arrested the representative of the Islamic Bloc at Birzeit University Jihad Salim on Saturday as he was...

News
April 27, 2015

Israel to build 77 new settlement units in East Jerusalem

The Israeli government has issued tenders for 77 new Jewish-only settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem, an Israeli NGO said Monday. According to leftist Peace Now movement, which campaigns...

News
April 27, 2015

PLO calls on donors to increase financial support for UNRWA

PLO member and head of the Department of Refugee Affairs Zakaria Al-Agha yesterday called for the donor countries to increase their financial support for UNRWA to help resolve the...

News
April 27, 2015

Palestinian MP: Birzeit University election could be the last in the West Bank

A member of the Palestinian Legislative Council said the Birzeit University student election held last week and won by the Islamic bloc could be the last in the West...

News
April 27, 2015

Iraq’s Electoral Commission rejects Basra autonomy bid

Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission rejected a request demanding a referendum be held to recognise Basra as an autonomous region, saying the request did not complete the legal procedures,...

News
April 27, 2015

Britain has to shed its ‘nasty’ reputation

In Victorian Britain the wealthy flocked to the South of France and the Mediterranean waters to escape the chill back home. Today it is a destination for hundreds of...

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