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April 12, 2014

UN official calls for Israel to lift siege of Gaza

UN’s Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian Territories James Rowley has called for Israel to lift the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip and to reopen the closed...

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April 12, 2014

Livni reveals visiting 11 Arab countries while Abbas prepares to face the Arab pressure

Reliable sources close to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expect him to face an Arab criticism campaign during the scheduled meeting of the Arab League next Wednesday in Cairo...

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April 12, 2014

Tunisia discusses new election law

Islamic and liberal parties in the Tunisian Constituent Assembly began on Monday to discuss the new election law, launching the process to set the election’s date and thus making...

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April 12, 2014

Lieberman confirms prisoner release is off

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman confirmed on Tuesday that the planned release of more Palestinian prisoners would not take place, based on the argument that the Palestinian Authority had...

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April 12, 2014

Israeli expert: We are encouraging Egypt to use F-16s in Sinai

Israeli journalist and foreign affairs analyst Ehud Yaari has revealed that Israel is encouraging the Egyptian army to employ F-16 fighter jets in the Sinai in its fight against...

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April 12, 2014

Turkey considers requesting Washington to extradite Gülen

The Turkish government is thinking about making a request for Washington to extradite the Turkish opposition leader Fethullah Gülen. In response, the American ambassador in Ankara, Francis Ricciardone, remarked...

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April 12, 2014

FJP asks African Commission to urgently intervene in death sentences of 529 Egyptians

The Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt (FJP) and lawyers acting on behalf of the 529 Defendants who were sentenced to death in Egypt on 24 March 2014 have...

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April 12, 2014

‘US should stop blocking Palestinians from joining UN’

The UN should “support rather than oppose Palestinian actions to join international treaties that promote respect for human rights,” Human Rights Watch said yesterday. Deputy Middle East director at...

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April 12, 2014

Iran: Threats and pressure have no influence, our nuclear rights must be acknowledged

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Marziyeh Afkham has stressed that the threats and pressures against her country have had no influence on the Iranian people and that Iran’s nuclear rights...

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April 12, 2014

Egypt military-led government tightens security measures for tourists

The Egyptian ministers of tourism and interior issued a joint decision to tighten security measures around touristic trips following recent bombings that hit the country. The decision obliges the...

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