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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,...

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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...

Article
April 27, 2015

New report considers impact of lifting Israeli restrictions on Gaza goods

Gaza’s manufacturing sectors would be able to significantly boost their output should Israeli restrictions on sales in the West Bank be lifted, a new report claims. The study by...

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April 27, 2015

Sisi’s Egypt Pushes Migrants Into the Sea

Europe wept crocodile tears over the mass grave that the Mediterranean has become. Reactions ranged from a begrudging acknowledgment from British officials that they got the consequences of Nato’s...

Article
April 27, 2015

Algeria expels Mauritania envoy; diplomatic row unfolds

Algeria yesterday expelled a Mauritanian diplomat in response to a similar move taken earlier by Mauritania against a member of Algeria’s diplomatic mission in Nouakchott, a Mauritanian Foreign Ministry...

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April 26, 2015

The Week in Pictures

JERICHO, WEST BANK: A Palestinian couple take a ‘selfie’ during a national mass wedding ceremony. Nearly 462 Palestinian couples were married in a ceremony organised by the Palestinian presidency....

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April 26, 2015

Commemorating the Nakba at a Grim Time

Sixty-seven years after the massive expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and lands, the scene in Palestine is grimmer than ever. We observe for example that following almost a...

Article
April 26, 2015

Attacks on Gaza – January-March 2015

Late on Thursday, a rocket was fired from inside the Gaza Strip into Israel, causing no damage or injuries. Subsequently, Israeli forces shelled a Hamas base in northern Gaza,...

News
April 26, 2015

Hamas asks Morocco to reconsider Peres visit

Palestinian resistance faction Hamas on Sunday called on Morocco to reconsider an expected visit by former Israeli President Shimon Peres to the kingdom. “We have hopes that the King...

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April 26, 2015

Security source: Egypt embroiled in illegal emigration across Libya

A Libyan security source who declined to be identified has told Arab 21 that the Al-Tabu entity allied with Khalifah Haftar, commander of the army aligned to the dissolved...

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