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February 16, 2015

US to stop briefing Israel on Iran nuclear talks

In a move described as “punitive”, US President Barack Obama has recently decided to stop updating Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli security services on developments in...

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February 16, 2015

Extortion, blackmail and exploitation in Palestine

Extortion and blackmail are systematic Israeli procedures in Palestine. Extortion, defined as coercion into giving up certain things (be it property or information) against one’s free will, has been...

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February 16, 2015

UN Security Council demands Houthis cede power in Yemen

The UN Security Council on Sunday demanded Yemen’s Houthi rebels relinquish control of the government and withdraw their forces from the capital. The 15-member council unanimously adopted a Britain and Jordan-drafted...

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February 16, 2015

Jordan’s Brotherhood sacks former leader and 5 members

Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood movement has sacked several members, including its former leader, accusing them of violating its bylaws. In a statement, the Brotherhood said the decision was taken during...

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February 15, 2015

The Week in Pictures

ARDAHAN, TURKEY: Owner of a horse drawn sleigh poses on the ice over Lake Cildir as snow falls. A makeshift memorial is seen during a vigil at the University...

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February 15, 2015

Jordan jails Brotherhood leader for ‘harming’ UAE ties

A Jordanian court on Sunday sentenced the deputy leader of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood group to 18 months in prison for “harming” relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The court said...

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February 15, 2015

Netanyahu calls on European Jews to emigrate to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday reiterated his call on European Jews to emigrate to Israel, hours after an attack on a synagogue in Danish capital Copenhagen. “Jews have been...

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February 15, 2015

In fresh trial, Egypt’s Morsi rejects ‘farcical’ charges

Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday described his trial on charges of espionage as a “farce,” which prompted the court judge to threaten filing a separate lawsuit against him for...

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February 15, 2015

Al-Masry Al-Youm insults Gulf with outrageous cartoon

The pro-Egyptian regime newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm, published today a caricature by the cartoonsit Amru Saleem, which regional observers describe as a scathing insult to the governments and people of...

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February 15, 2015

Gulf FMs call for international intervention in Yemen

The foreign ministers of Gulf states on Saturday called on the United Nations (UN) Security Council to take decisions under the UN’s Chapter VII, allows for international military intervention in Yemen,...

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