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May 26, 2014

Eight families to represent Palestinian suffering to Pope Francis

Dozens of Palestinian families in the city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank are waiting to see Pope Francis I during his historic visit to the region. Eight...

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May 26, 2014

OCHA: Israel separates Jerusalem from the West Bank and empties area C

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, has revealed that the Israeli authorities have demolished a number of buildings in six populated districts in Area...

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May 26, 2014

Pope Francis calls for a just solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis I, has said that he follows with pain the severe tensions in the Middle East and stressed the need to...

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May 25, 2014

On why the Pope must join the struggle to liberate Jerusalem

Expectations are high as Pope Francis begins his tour of the Holy Land. While he is known for his outspoken support for the poor and oppressed, the Vatican has...

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May 25, 2014

Chief negotiator says Palestinians ready to return to talks

Chief negotiator Saeb Erekat has said that the Palestinians have no objection to returning to the negotiation table, provided that Israel releases a group of long-term, pre-Oslo prisoners and...

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May 25, 2014

Saudi Arabia denies arresting ‘pro-Qatar social media cell’

Saudi authorities denied a media report, which claimed that a cell working for Qatari interests had been arrested recently in Saudi Arabia. Spokesperson of the Saudi ministry of interior...

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May 25, 2014

Lebanese President leaves palace as term ended

Lebanon is currently witnessing presidential vacuum as outgoing President Michel Suleiman ended his 6-year-term on Saturday without having a successor. A farewell ceremony was held for Suleiman at the...

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May 25, 2014

Italian navy rescues hundreds of children on migrant boat

An Italian navy vessel has intercepted a migrant boat with 435 people on board, including 264 children, mostly Syrian and Egyptian refugees, the authorities said on Saturday. The rescue...

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May 25, 2014

40 Libyan MPs declare support for renegade Haftar

Just under a quarter of Libya’s 182 MPs have pledged their support for the military and policing operations carried out by renegade General Khalifa Haftar. Forty MPs called for...

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May 25, 2014

Families looking for female students forcibly disappeared in Egypt

Egyptian police arrested a number of female students on their way to attend an exam at Ain Shams University on Thursday and held them at an undisclosed location, their...

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