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February 16, 2014

Marzouki postpones withdrawal from Tunisian coalition

Tunisia’s interim President, Moncef Marzouki, has postponed his party’s withdrawal from the country’s coalition government. The Congress for the Republic Party (CPR), which he heads, has expressed its opposition...

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February 16, 2014

Hamas calls for all Palestinians to be given vote

The head of the Refugee Committee of Hamas has said that all Palestinians, wherever they live, should be given a vote in the proposed general elections. Issam Odwan called...

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February 16, 2014

OIC discusses international donor conference for Jerusalem with the UN

During a meeting with UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, in New York last night, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, discussed the possibility of holding...

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February 16, 2014

Israel links release of PA tax revenues to ruling Hamas out

Chief Palestinian negotiator and member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Saeb Erekat, on Monday denounced the connection Israel has made between releasing tax revenues...

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February 16, 2014

Abbas calls for world intervention to save hunger strikers

President Mahmoud Abbas has called for international intervention to save the lives of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. The Palestinian Authority head said that the Israelis...

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February 16, 2014

Arab League accuses Israel of systematic land grab

The Arab League has accused Israel of pursuing a systematic policy to control most of the West Bank for future annexation and settlements. The lands in question belong mainly...

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February 16, 2014

Israeli settlers build airstrip in the occupied West Bank

Former Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi broke his silence yesterday for the first time since he left Syria in December, saying that he left the country because he couldn’t...

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February 16, 2014

Sentencing in trial over gas exports to Israel postponed until March 25

On Monday, the Court of Cessation in Cairo decided to put the appeal submitted by Egypt’s former Minister of Petroleum, Sameh Fahmy, on hold until March 25. Fahmy had...

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February 16, 2014

Netanyahu reaffirms commitment to ‘two states’ ahead of Obama visit

Ahead of Obama’s prospective visit to Israel, on Monday Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, reaffirmed his commitment to the ‘two state’ solution with the Palestinians and raised further concerns over...

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February 16, 2014

Ban Ki-Moon: international community must support Egypt during transition phase

U.N Secretary- General, Ban Ki-Moon, has called on the international community to provide “effective aid” to Egypt to help it overcome the transition phase it currently faces. The U.N...

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