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January 17, 2015

Lawyers call for immediate transfer of Aljazeera journalist to Canada

The lawyers acting for Mohamed Fahmy have called for the Aljazeera journalist to be transferred to Canada by the Egyptian authorities. Amal Clooney and Laurent Waldman said that the...

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January 17, 2015

Turkish court issues arrest warrant for senior police officers over journalist’s death

The Magistrates’ and Penalty Court in Istanbul has issued arrest warrants for two senior police officers in connection with the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. Anadolu reported on...

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January 17, 2015

US to train moderate Syrian opposition

The United States is planning to deploy 400 troops to the Middle East in order to train “moderate” Syrian rebels, Anadolu has reported. The news was revealed by officials...

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January 17, 2015

Libyans demonstrate against Geneva talks

Protests have been held in 5 cities in Libya against the Geneva talks which started on Thursday. Anadolu news agency reported that protesters called the Libyan participants in the...

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January 17, 2015

Al-Sisi invites King of Morocco to visit Egypt

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has invited Morocco’s King Mohamed VI to visit Egypt, the Royal Court has revealed. The king has directed his officials to make the necessary arrangements....

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January 17, 2015

Britain and Palestine in history: The racism of Barbara Tuchman

I recently completed reading an old book: Bible and Sword: Britain and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour. Originally published back in 1956, it was written by Barbara...

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January 17, 2015

Netanyahu dismisses ICC probe because the PA is not a state

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the ICC decision to start a probe into possible Israeli war crimes is “false” because the Palestinian Authority (PA) is...

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January 17, 2015

PA ambassador stresses dissolution is still an option

Palestine’s ambassador to Russia has said that the dissolution of the Palestinian Authority (PA) is still one option among others in the face of Israel using negotiations to “legalise...

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January 17, 2015

Algeria rejects Kouachi brothers bodies: Report

The Algerian authorities turned down a French request to allow for the burial of Cherif and Said Kouachi – who are suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on...

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January 17, 2015

Obama, Cameron warn Congress against new Iran sanctions

President Barack Obama strongly warned Congress against new Iran sanctions Friday, saying that additional penalties could derail ongoing talks. “Congress needs to show patience,” Obama said during a joint press...

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