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June 23, 2014

Netanyahu: Divestment by US church is ‘misguided and unfair’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday criticised the decision by the Presbyterian Church to divest from US companies that have contracts with Israeli companies in the occupied Palestinian territories....

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June 23, 2014

Iraqi rebels take border cities with Jordan and Syria

Sunni rebels yesterday captured two border cities in Iraq, one along the border with Jordan and the other with Syria, AP and Anadolu reported security sources saying. Iraqi sources...

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June 23, 2014

Israel may target Hamas leaders abroad

Israel may carry out assassination attempts against Hamas leaders living abroad who it believes were involved in the kidnapping of the three missing Israeli settlers. Israel formally accused Saleh...

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June 23, 2014

Turkey’s control of the Euphrates might lead to disaster

Criticism of the Turkish government has been voiced by civil society activists in Northern Syria concerning Turkey’s control of the River Euphrates. In recent weeks, the Turks have stopped...

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June 23, 2014

Egypt’s pro-coup Salafist party lobbies for revoking controversial parliamentary law

The Salafist al-Nour Party is currently lobbying other parties to pressure the post-coup president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to revoke the controversial parliamentary law ratified by his predecessor Adly Mansour. Despite...

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June 23, 2014

Egypt to start preparation for parliamentary elections by 18 July

Egyptian state-owned TV said Sunday that post-coup president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has decided to start preparation for parliamentary elections by July 18. According to MENA news agency, quoted presidential spokesman...

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June 23, 2014

The joint Israeli-PA crackdown on the West Bank

In the hours leading up to dawn on Sunday, Israeli occupation forces invaded Ramallah, took over the Palestinian Authority police headquarters near the Manara Square, and fired at the...

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June 23, 2014

US worried Iraqi unrest may jeopardize oil supplies

US Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss with Gulf counterparts the potential negative impacts of the Iraqi crisis on oil supplies, a senior US official told Al-Araby Al-Jadid...

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June 23, 2014

Ethiopian diplomat: Renaissance Dam will be built ‘with its full capacity’

Ethiopia is moving forward with the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam with its full capacity and according to the original plans despite Egyptian reservations, an Ethiopian diplomat told...

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June 23, 2014

Kerry says US will deliver Apache helicopters to Egypt soon

US Secretary of State John Kerry said his country will deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt soon and that it had unlocked $575 million in military assistance to Egypt...

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