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April 12, 2014

Jordanian parliament gives the government a week to expel the Israeli ambassador

The majority of the Jordanian House of Representatives voted yesterday to seek the release of soldier Ahmad Adakkamsh, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment, the expulsion of the...

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April 12, 2014

Egyptian army denies supervising Al-Sisi presidential campaign

The Egyptian Armed Forces has denied reports by Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper claiming the engineering authority is supervising the commander of armed forces Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s presidential campaign....

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April 12, 2014

Syria closes its embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait and Washington

Damascus has closed its embassies in Riyadh, Kuwait and Washington in an unexpected move not said to have any political dimensions, Syrian diplomatic sources said. The decision was attributed...

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April 12, 2014

Dahlan responds to Abbas’ accusations against him

Ousted Fatah leader Mohamed Dahlan has formally replied to the accusations made by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas that he was involved in the assassination of the Qassam...

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April 12, 2014

Egypt suffers a budget deficit of 12 billion Egyptian pounds

Egypt’s Finance Minister Hany Kadry Dimian announced that the state’s budget suffers from a nearly 12 billion Egyptian pounds deficit. Dimian explained that the gap between the state’s expenditures...

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April 12, 2014

Aboul-Fotouh: 3 July was a military coup and we will not support Al-Sisi

Abdel Moneim Aboul-Fotouh, president of the Strong Egypt Party and a former presidential candidate, has described what happened in Egypt on 3 July as a “military coup”, stressing that:...

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April 12, 2014

Israel’s state comptroller slams army preparedness

Israel’s state comptroller has criticised the Israeli army’s failures on defence related issues; Israel Today reported on Thursday. State Comptroller Joseph Shapira said in his 2014 report that the...

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April 12, 2014

UN voices warning over looting Syria’s cultural heritage

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Russia and the United States to help revive the stalled peace talks aimed at ending the Syrian civil war, stressing that...

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April 12, 2014

Hamas denies activities in Algeria

The Palestinian Islamic Movement Hamas denied accusations by Tunisian mass media that it aimed to destabilising Algeria by digging tunnels and smuggling weapons. Senior Hamas leader Izzat Al-Reshiq expressed...

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April 12, 2014

Kuwaitis demand prosecution of controversial UAE figure Dhahi Khalfan

The Dubai Deputy Police Chief Dhahi Khalfan’s allegations that Kuwait finances the Muslim Brotherhood have sparked a wave of fury in Kuwait and other Gulf countries. The Kuwaiti MP...

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