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August 29, 2014

Turkey will turn the lights on in Gaza

A Turkish floating power-generating ship is due to sail for Gaza in the next 120 days if the necessary permits for crew members are completed in time, confirms Turkish...

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August 29, 2014

One-third of Gaza’s mosques destroyed by Israeli strikes

The Israeli onslaught on Gaza demolished 73 mosques in 51 days, while 205 others were partially destroyed, a government report said. According to a committee formed by the Palestinian...

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August 29, 2014

Hezbollah’s dilemma in Syria and the spillover to Lebanon

The intervention of the Shia Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in support of the Assad regime in Syria has effectively exacerbated political tensions within Lebanon. The Lebanese media has been...

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August 29, 2014

Indyk: Israel’s war on Gaza put a nail in the two-state solution coffin

Former US Special Envoy to the Middle East Martin Indyk said the recent war waged by Israel on the Gaza Strip “may have put a new nail in the...

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August 29, 2014

Tunisia’s Ennahda calls for prosecuting Israeli ‘war criminals’ before international courts

The Tunisian Ennahda movement called on Thursday for the prosecution of “Zionist war criminals” before international courts over the latest Israeli onslaught on Gaza. In a statement quoted by...

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August 29, 2014

Meshaal: Israel’s siege on Gaza has ‘practically ended’

The head of Hamas’ political bureau Khaled Mashaal said the Israeli blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip has “practically ended” after the last battle with Israel, stressing that the...

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August 29, 2014

Egypt to yield $168m from property tax on factories

Egypt’s Ministry of Finance says it will review the value of the property tax on factories after a study by the Industrial Development Authority raised the price of industrial...

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August 29, 2014

Bahrain backs France’s call for an ‘international coalition against terrorism’

Bahrain has announced its support for France’s proposal to launch an international coalition against terrorism, the Bahraini News Agency reported. The proposal, put forward by French President Francois Hollande,...

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August 29, 2014

Erdogan’s emphasises ‘peaceful’ foreign policy during inaugural speech

Turkey’s new President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday stressed his country’s non-confrontational foreign policy agenda following his inauguration. In his inaugural speech at the Cankaya Palace, Ankara, Erdogan said that...

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August 29, 2014

Egypt’s domestic debt increases by 17.9 per cent

The Egyptian Finance Ministry released a report on Thursday revealing that Egypt’s domestic debt in the general budget increased by 17.9 per cent over the past year, to reach...

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