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February 3, 2015

Egypt to build central prison in Damietta

The Executive Council of Egypt’s Damietta province has agreed to construct a central prison in the city to hold anti-regime rebels and activists. The council decided to allocate a...

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February 3, 2015

Ennahda calls on HAICA to review closure of radio and TV channels

Tunisia’s Ennahda party yesterday called on the Independent High Authority of Audiovisual Communication (HAICA) to review a decision to shut down several radio and TV stations, the Anadolu Agency...

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February 3, 2015

Israeli newspaper reveals details of gun battle during Gaza war

An Israeli paratrooper has revealed to the Israeli newspaper Maariv the details of a gun battle between his unit and Al-Qassam fighters in Khan Younis during the latest 51-day...

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February 3, 2015

Iran launches locally-manufactured satellite

Tehran yesterday announced that the Islamic Republic has launched a new satellite into space. Iranian state television reported that the new satellite, named Fajr, has been successfully launched into...

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February 3, 2015

Peter Greste is free but Egypt’s journalists remain muzzled

Peter Greste, of the Al-Jazeera English television network, has been released after 400 days of detention in Egyptian prisons. I am delighted. The detention of the three Al-Jazeera journalists is...

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February 2, 2015

Israel kills another Palestinian in the West Bank, after bloodiest year in a decade

Over the weekend, Israeli forces killed 19-year-old Palestinian, Ahmad Ibrahim al-Najjar. Thousands attended the young man’s funeral Sunday in Burin, a village near Nablus. Al-Najjar was shot dead after...

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February 2, 2015

Defenders of Charlie Hebdo ‘free speech’ must face up to criticism that it spreads racist hate

Irony is an overly used word but there is resounding incongruity in the way so-called champions of “free speech” have attacked critics of Charlie Hebdo in the wake of...

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February 2, 2015

Erekat: PLO to review relations with Israel by end of month

A member of the PLO Executive Committee, Saeb Erekat, said on Sunday that the organisation’s Central Council will hold a meeting later this month to review its relations with...

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February 2, 2015

Yet another scandal for Netanyahu as foreign organisations fund his trips abroad

More scandals continue to unravel regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Following the recent revelations regarding his excessive spending on alcoholic drink, a draft state comptroller report revealed that foreign...

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February 2, 2015

Brotherhood in Jordan urges government to save abducted pilot

Islamic Action Front Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, demanded the Jordanian government take the necessary measures to save the F-16 pilot Muath Al-Kasaesbeh who...

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