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May 4, 2014

Palestinian PM in Ramallah offers his resignation

Palestinian Prime Minister in Ramallah Rami al-Hamadallah offered on Friday his resignation to the Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas. The resignation came several days after the two main...

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May 4, 2014

Christian Palestinians reject calls to join Israeli army

Representatives of orthodox national institutions in Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories have rejected the recruitment of Christians in the Israeli army yesterday. At a meeting in Jerusalem the foundations...

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May 4, 2014

Turkey welcomes Palestinian reconciliation agreement

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed the Palestinian reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas signed on Wednesday in the Gaza Strip. The Anadulo news agency quoted informed sources...

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May 4, 2014

China: Palestinian reconciliation ‘represents positive progress’

China yesterday welcomed the Palestinian reconciliation agreement signed between Fatah and Hamas to end the division and form a national consensus government, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. China’s...

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May 4, 2014

The International Palestine Conference comes to a close

The International Palestine Conference on media and communications was held in Istanbul on April 23-24, 2014, and was attended by over 400 international media personalities and organisations. The conference...

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May 4, 2014

Ethiopia completes 32% of Grand Renaissance Dam

Ethiopia has completed construction of 32 per cent of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and is “prepared for any confrontation with the Egyptian government”, the country’s Prime Minister Hailemariam...

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May 4, 2014

$650m in US military aid to Egypt pending Congress approval

The US has allocated some $1.5 billion in aid to Egypt for the fiscal year 2014, US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said yesterday. Psaki pointed out that the...

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May 4, 2014

Muslim Brotherhood: UK ambassador’s remarks in Jordan incompatible with diplomatic norms

Deputy Comptroller General of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan Zaki Bani Irsheid has criticised the British Ambassador to Jordan Peter Millett who said that his government welcomes intelligence from...

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May 4, 2014

Egyptian rights group: The army has committed crimes against humanity in Sinai

The Egyptian Observatory of Rights and Freedoms yesterday issued a report highlighting crimes against humanity committed by the Egyptian Army in the context of fighting “terrorist organisations” in the...

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May 4, 2014

Too soon to restore US military aid to Egypt

Human Rights Watch yesterday urged US Secretary of State John Kerry to raise concerns about Egypt’s human rights record during his meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi scheduled...

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