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April 12, 2014

Iraq executes more than 600 Iraqis in four years

The Iraqi justice ministry has executed more than 600 “terrorists” in the past four years, the Iraqi justice minister Hassan al-Shimri has said. Speaking publicly in Al-Nasiriyeh City, Al-Shimri...

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April 12, 2014

Tunis regains $40 million deposited by former officials in Swiss banks

The Tunisian government has succeeded in regaining around $40 million from money smuggled out of the country by the former regime, and into Swiss banks reports have said. The...

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April 12, 2014

Former American officials accuse Israel of breaching international law

For the first time, six former senior American officials issued a statement candidly accusing Israel of breaching international law and undermining peace talks. The statement came after a speech...

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April 12, 2014

Iraqi Prime Minister receives authorisation to use all means to fight ‘terrorism’ in Fallujah

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has received authorisation from all parties affiliated to the Shia Iraqi National Alliance to use all means necessary to fight ‘terrorism’ in Fallujah city...

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April 12, 2014

Iranian oil exports increased after sanctions relaxed in January

Iran has notably increased its oil exports since international sanctions over its nuclear programme were relaxed in January, reports claimed on Friday. It exceeded the threshold proposed by the...

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April 12, 2014

Amnesty: Egypt to sign controversial anti-terrorism laws

New counter-terrorism legislation that is to be approved by Egypt’s president is “deeply flawed and must be scrapped or fundamentally revised”, Amnesty International said on Friday. The organisation is...

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April 12, 2014

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: ‘Terrorist’ label an attempt to terrorise free Egyptians

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood said that the government’s labelling of the group as “terrorist” is an attempt to “terrorise the Brotherhood and the free Egyptian people” to acknowledge the...

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April 12, 2014

FJP spokesman: Ashton’s endorsement of Egypt’s coup irrelevant

The Freedom and Justice leader and member of the Anti-Coup Pro-Legitimacy Alliance Hamza Zawbaa said that the stance of the European Union regarding the coup and upcoming elections are...

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April 12, 2014

Remembering (and forgetting) Deir Yassin

As a small group of Palestinian and Israeli activists flanked by various members of the Israeli ‘security services’ walked past the malls, banks and cafes cluttered along Kenfai Nesharim...

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April 12, 2014

Leftist activist arrested in Alexandria, Egypt

The Egyptian Revolutionary Socialist Movement said in a statement Friday that security forces detained its member and political activist Mahienour El-Massry, and that she is currently locked up in...

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