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  • April 13, 2015

    Middle East peace aim of next Labour government

    Labour Party 2015 Manifesto: “Commitment to universal human rights will be at the heart of our foreign policy across the world.“ The Labour party’s manifesto, released today, states: “Peace...

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  • April 13, 2015

    Yemen, the next strategic blooded quagmire

    The latest statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) revealed that for the period from 19 March to 6 April there were 643 deaths in Yemen. Some 334,093 people...

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  • April 13, 2015

    UN chief urges Egypt to listen to its people

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday called on the Egyptian authorities to stop using violence against their people and to listen to their aspirations instead. Ban, speaking in Doha...

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  • April 13, 2015

    Britain’s Jews shouldn’t worry – Ed Miliband will back Israel

    The Jewish Chronicle has commissioned a fascinating political poll of British Jews’ voting intentions at the upcoming election. The results must be frightening for Labour strategists – showing mass...

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  • April 13, 2015

    US imposes restrictions on vessels from Libya

    The United States Coast Guards (USCG) announced that it will impose new conditions of entry on ships arriving from all ports in Libya, the Anadolu Agency reported. “Starting from...

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  • April 13, 2015

    Netanyahu proposes alternative Iran nuke deal

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out two alternative options to deal with Iran over its nuclear programme. In a videotaped public statement issued yesterday, Netanyahu said: “First, instead...

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  • April 13, 2015

    Israeli settlers tour Al-Aqsa

    Over the past year, hundreds of Israeli settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, taking tours of its grounds or to mark religious festivals. The settlers enter under the...

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  • April 13, 2015

    War on terror has killed two million

    Two weeks after Tunisia’s deadly Bardo attacks, vendors in Hammamet’s souks lay out brightly coloured pots and cotton scarves under the March sunshine. It’s hard to believe this seaside...

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  • April 13, 2015

    UAE funds group wedding for 200 couples in Gaza

    The Palestinian Centre for Human Perseverance (FATA), headed by Mohammed Dahlan’s wife Jalila, organised a group wedding for 200 couples on Saturday at the Shalehat Resort in Gaza City....

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  • April 13, 2015

    UN: Israel must end “increasing use of administrative detention” against Palestinians

    Israel is increasingly jailing Palestinians without charge or trial, according to the office of a senior UN human rights official. A spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human...

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