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July 16, 2014

The Hollywood-style barbarism behind the ‘strategic’ killing of Palestinians

Beyond the images of dead and maimed children coming out of Gaza, the most repugnant pictures have been of Israelis cheering on the slaughter from a bordering hill. There...

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July 16, 2014

Hamas rejects Egyptian ceasefire initiative as ‘defeatist’

Senior Hamas leader Osama Hamdan affirmed on Tuesday that the Palestinians are determined to remain steadfast in defence of their rights and said that the military wing of his...

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July 16, 2014

Ki-moon calls on Iraqi leaders to form ‘inclusive’ government

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on political leaders in Iraq to form an “inclusive” government representing all the political blocs, and which reflects the national spirit of Iraq. He...

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July 16, 2014

Footballer Ozil donates World Cup winnings to Gaza

German footballer Mesut Ozil, who plays for Arsenal, said he is donating his World Cup earnings to the children of Gaza following his country’s triumph in the cup. The...

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July 16, 2014

The death of the Arab conscience

I began writing this article on the fall of the Arab political system. Then, I backtracked and realised that the Arab system has fallen several times in Palestine and...

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July 16, 2014

Operation Protective Edge: Reading between the lines

Israel’s official narrative on its recent attack on Gaza, code-named “Operation Protective Edge” and which has thus far left 192 Palestinians dead, with well over a thousand more injured,...

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July 16, 2014

Does Gaza symbolise the fall of totalitarianism or the demise of the Arabs?

The most striking thing about the plight of Gaza and its people these days is not the complete paralysis of the Arabs in the face of the barbaric Israeli...

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July 16, 2014

Tunisian airlines cancel flights to Libyan cities

Government owned Tunisian Airlines has canceled all flights to the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Misrata for security reasons, the company said in a statement yesterday. “The airline canceled...

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July 16, 2014

Chinese envoy visits the Middle East in a bid to de-escalate conflict in Gaza

China’s Special Envoy to the Middle East Wu Sike will be visiting a number of states in the Middle East, including Palestine and Israel, in a tour of the...

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July 15, 2014

Deception in High Places

Author: Nicholas Gilby Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Pluto Press ISBN-10: 0745334261 Review by Alastair Sloan To say the international arms trade is corrupt is much like asserting that water...

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