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  • June 12, 2014

    Al-Azhar student union condemns abduction of students

    Al-Azhar student union condemned Wednesday the abduction of 11 students believed to be held by Egyptian authorities at an undisclosed location. The union said that the disappeared students may...

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  • June 12, 2014

    Syrian Brotherhood condemns letter to Sisi

    The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood has slammed the leader of the opposition coalition for sending a congratulatory letter to Egypt’s coup leader and president, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. In rejecting Ahmad al-Jarba’s...

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  • June 12, 2014

    West Bank refugee camps struggle to find space to bury their dead

    The streets are narrow, and houses tower towards the sky in Aida refugee camp. The Palestinian refugee camp was founded in 1950, and has continued to expand since then,...

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  • June 12, 2014

    Assad says he is ready to reconstruct Syria

    Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has said he is ready to reconstruct Syria and pledged to carry out “democratic reforms” following his re-election. The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported Al-Assad’s “victory”...

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  • June 12, 2014

    Female prisoners assaulted in Egypt

    At least 25 female political prisoners have been severely injured as a result of physical assaults by the Qanater prison guards as well as criminal prisoners on Tuesday, lawyers...

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  • June 12, 2014

    Israeli doctors risk trial for force-feeding Palestinian prisoners

    The Israel Medical Association warned that doctors who are involved in force-feeding Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike could be tried in the International Criminal Court in The Hague and...

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  • June 12, 2014

    Challenging Israel’s contempt for murder allegations

    Exhibiting the usual contempt, the Israel Defence Forces have dismissed the autopsy results on Nadim Seyam Nawara and Mohammed Mahmoud Odeh which determined that live fire was the cause...

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  • June 12, 2014

    US in talks with Gulf countries to shore up Egypt’s economy

    Stephen Beecroft, who has recently been nominated to become US ambassador to Egypt, said that his country is currently holding talks with Egyptian and Gulf officials to shore up...

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  • June 12, 2014

    Gaza protests against oppression in the West Bank

    Hundreds of Palestinians joined a demonstration organised by the Islamic Resistance Movement in Gaza City on Wednesday evening to protest against the suppression of freedoms in the West Bank....

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  • June 12, 2014

    Tunisian parties fail to agree on elections

    Political parties in Tunis failed on Wednesday to reach an agreement on whether to hold presidential and parliamentary elections simultaneously or separately, Anadolu news agency has reported. Following a...

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