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April 2, 2015

Syrian opposition seize last border crossings with Jordan

A group of Syrian armed opposition fighters in Dara’a, south on Wednesday are reported to have seized control over the last border crossings with Jordan after battles with the...

News
April 2, 2015

The contextual waves behind the Iranian nuclear deal: why is progress minimal?

On Tuesday night, the international community anxiously waited for the outcome of talks between the P5+1 and Iran on the Iranian nuclear deal. As many anticipated, the parties were...

Article
April 2, 2015

Jordan ‘temporarily’ closes its border crossing with Syria, Damascus holds Jordan accountable

On Wednesday, Jordan announced that they will temporarily close the Nasib Jaber strategic border crossing with Syria due to the violence taking place on the other side. This was...

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April 2, 2015

72,000 foreign public employees work in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Civil Service said Wednesday that more than 72,000 foreign employees work in the state’s institutions and make up 5.7 per cent of total government officials....

News
April 2, 2015

Post-ICC accession, reconciliation must top the Palestinian agenda

Now that Palestine has formally become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), its political forces can no longer afford to delay national reconciliation. It has been overdue...

Article
April 2, 2015

Arab leadership and their failure on the Palestinian front

Palestinians were not waiting or expecting an Arab resolution adopting their liberation to come out of the recent summit, nor did they believe that the topic of their liberation...

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April 2, 2015

Algerian Foreign Minister: Arab joint forces’ project has nothing to do with Yemen

Algerian Foreign Minister, Ramtane Lamamra, said on Wednesday that the recent Arab summit’s decision to form ‘a joint military force’ has nothing to do with the current situation in...

News
April 2, 2015

Academics pursue judicial review over cancelled Israel conference

Academic organisers of a conference on Israel and international law will today launch legal efforts at the High Court, after the University of Southampton confirmed it was cancelling the...

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April 1, 2015

Hamas demands permanent fuel tax exemption for Gaza’s power

Hamas movement said that exempting the Gaza power station’s fuel from taxes by the Palestinian Authority (PA) unity government for a period of three months is not a “sufficient...

News
April 1, 2015

Amnesty International paints an inaccurate picture of Gaza in its latest report

The efforts of Amnesty International are undeniably significant in monitoring the developments in Palestine and other regions of the world. Nonetheless, Amnesty’s latest report on the events of summer...

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