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May 15, 2014

Human rights groups say ICC referral essential to end Syria’s war crimes

More than three years into the Syrian war, during which well over 100,000 people have been killed and torture has become commonplace, a sense of impunity still persists on...

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May 15, 2014

US moves 200 marines to Sicily amid deteriorating situation in Libya

American Department of Defence said on Wednesday it had temporarily moved about 200 Marines to Sicily from their base in Spain, as a precaution due to concerns about turmoil...

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May 15, 2014

Egypt: Jail sentences against 79 Morsi supporters in Alexandria

The Alexandria Criminal Court sentenced 79 opponents of the military coup and supporters of Mohamed Morsi to 5-10 years in prison on charges of taking part in violence which...

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May 15, 2014

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is willing to negotiate with Iran

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal said on Tuesday that the Saudi kingdom has extended an invitation to Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit Riyadh, expressing his...

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May 15, 2014

Turkey’s AK Party to nominate Erdogan as presidential candidate

The Turkish ruling party, the AK Party, has selected Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan as its candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, though it is yet to publicly announce...

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May 15, 2014

Obama says Assad has no place in Syria’s future

US President Barack Obama has said that President Bashar Al-Assad has lost all legitimacy to rule the country and has no place in Syria’s future. He was speaking during...

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May 15, 2014

The European Union and government

No one will ever forget that the blockade imposed by the occupying power in Gaza, in cooperation with international and regional powers, is the longest siege in modern times....

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May 15, 2014

The king of deception

Outgoing Israeli president Shimon Peres talked in a recent interview about a peace agreement he reached with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in 2011. According to Peres, the Israeli prime...

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May 15, 2014

Saudi King reshuffles top defence posts

Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz reshuffled on Wednesday the top army and civilian posts in the Defence Ministry, state news agency SPA reported. Prince Sultan bin Salman was...

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May 14, 2014

Film Review: Abu Haraz

When the Merowe Dam was built on the Nile in Sudan, life for the villagers of Abu Haraz would change forever In the small village of Abu Haraz in...

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