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December 4, 2014

Putin calls for resumption of negotiations

Beyond mere symbolism, Palestine’s struggle for liberation, already thwarted by its leaders, is becoming an abstract endeavour. Several countries have embarked upon symbolic recognition of Palestinian statehood, which is...

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December 4, 2014

Sisi discusses combating extremism with Saudi intelligence chief

Egypt President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi yesterday met with Khaled Bin Bandar Bin Abdul Aziz, the chief of Saudi General Intelligence, in Cairo, the Anadolu Agency reported. According to a...

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December 4, 2014

France to ‘step up’ military operations against ISIS in Iraq

France is ready to boost military operations against Islamic State (ISIS) targets in Iraq, President Francois Hollande said yesterday. Hollande made the remarks during a joint press conference held...

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December 4, 2014

“Business as usual” in Egypt?

When Muslim Brotherhood president Mohamed Morsi was ousted from power in 2013, western powers did not know how to react. They were instinctively suspicious of Morsi, an Islamist politician,...

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December 4, 2014

Two Egyptian artists accused of treason for criticising Sisi

Egyptian Attorney General Judge Hisham Barakat yesterday ordered actor Khaled Abol Naga and singer Mohammed Attia to be investigated for charges of espionage and treason following public criticism of...

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December 4, 2014

Turkish minister calls to lift international sanctions on Northern Cyprus

Turkey’s minister for EU affairs and chief negotiator, Volkan Bozkir, has criticised economic sanctions imposed on the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and called to remove them, Anadolu news...

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December 4, 2014

ISIS dismantles Iraqi oil refinery and transport it to Mosul

Sources in the Iraqi army said on Wednesday that the Islamic State group (also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS) has dismantled a small...

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December 4, 2014

Israeli army prevents Palestinian students from entering their school

The Israeli army prevented Palestinian students in Nablus from entering their school on Wednesday morning. This was done under the pretext that settlers’ vehicles were subjected to stone throwing...

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December 4, 2014

Gaza sanitation workers’ strike stalls hospital operations

The health care system in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating in the wake of the sanitation crisis which has stalled all the departments of Al-Shifa Hospital and garbage and...

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December 4, 2014

Catastrophe looms in Gaza’s hospitals as cleaners strike

The scenes in Gaza’s Shifa Hospital today are not much different from during the recent Israeli offensive – bloodied bandages and linen overflowing onto floors, bathrooms becoming filthier by...

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