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August 30, 2014

Egypt arrests HRW Rabaa report’s eyewitness

Egyptian security authorities have arrested one of the eyewitnesses whose account was cited in a recent report by international rights watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) about last year’s dispersal...

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August 30, 2014

Washington imposes new sanctions on Iranians over nuclear program

Washington has imposed new sanctions on Iranian individuals, corporations and foundations allegedly linked to the nuclear program, statements by the US government said Friday. The statements, issued simultaneously by...

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August 30, 2014

Egypt’s top Brotherhood leader sentenced to life in jail

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and seven others to life in jail over violence-related charges, an Anadolu Agency correspondent reported. The court...

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August 30, 2014

Bahrain to treat 100 Gazans in Egyptian hospital

Palestinian Ambassador to Manama Khalid Aref has said that an agreement will be signed this Tuesday on the treatment of 100 wounded Palestinians in Cairo at the expense of...

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August 30, 2014

Obama’s difficult balancing act in Iraq

The militant group ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham) controls a huge swathe of territory straddling Iraq and Syria. The human rights abuses they have committed have...

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August 30, 2014

School year in Gaza to start with challenges ahead

The new school year in the Gaza Strip will start on 14 September, while more than 50,000 displaced Gazans are still sheltering in UNRWA schools. Deputy Minister of Education...

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August 30, 2014

Canadian MP: Palestinians have a right to self-defence

Canadian member of parliament Sana Hassainia reiterated her condemnation of the Israeli massacres in Gaza, saying that condoning Israel’s actions against Palestinian civilians is “unfair.” In an interview with...

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August 30, 2014

UN Security Council threatens to implement sanctions against Houthis in Yemen

The UN Security Council condemned the acts of the Houthi group in Yemen and threatened to implement sanctions against it over its attempts to bring down the current regime....

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August 30, 2014

Jordanian parliament calls for prosecuting Israeli war criminals

The Jordanian Parliament called on Friday for accelerating the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and exerting efforts to lessen the suffering of besieged Palestinians. In a statement the parliament...

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August 30, 2014

Israeli drone downed in Iraq

Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen has said that an Israeli drone, similar to the one downed several days ago by Iran, has been downed in Baghdad. Al-Mayadeen reported that sources...

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