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April 12, 2014

EU: No guarantee of success in negotiations with Iran

The nuclear negotiations between Tehran and the major powers in the P5+1, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany, are “difficult” and there is “no...

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April 12, 2014

Sponsor of Egyptian military’s housing project charged with corruption in Jordan

The Emirates-based Jordanian businessman who signed an agreement with the Egyptian military to build a million housing units for Egyptian youth had been accused of a number of corruption...

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April 12, 2014

Al-Anbar tribes will not lay down weapons unless all demands are met

The council of Al-Anbar Tribes in Iraq has refused any initiative to resolve the ongoing conflict, which started several months ago, without full withdrawal of the Iraqi army from...

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April 12, 2014

Israeli official admits to practicing racial discrimination against Arabs

Israel’s Finance Ministry discriminates against Arabs living in Israel when allocating budgets to them, a ministry official said on Monday. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper quoted Finance Ministry budget director Amir...

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April 12, 2014

Israel raises alert levels on Lebanese border

The Israeli Northern Command has put its division on high alert fearing retaliations by Hezbollah along the border with Lebanon and Syria, Israeli army radio said. Israeli army and...

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April 12, 2014

Video: Dubai ruler praises Al-Qaradawi for his scholarly achievements

A video showing the ruler of Dubai kissing the forehead of Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi has gone viral at a time when the UAE is waging a media war on...

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April 12, 2014

Saudi government targets writers and scholars

Islamic Saudi writer Mhanna Al-Hbail said he will comply with a ban stopping him from writing articles. In a tweet published on Saturday, Al-Hbail said: “I received a phone...

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April 12, 2014

US: No need for the recognition of ‘Jewish state’ in Framework Agreement

“The main Israeli demand is that the PA recognise Israel as a Jewish state in a framework agreement, which is rejected by Ramallah until now,” the Israeli newspaper Maariv...

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April 12, 2014

Egypt’s unemployment rate exceeds 25%

The unemployment rate in Egypt has soared to 25 per cent, said the former World Bank Middle East Director Khaled Ikram, although official estimates show that unemployment rate does...

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April 12, 2014

Israeli government lashes out, as evangelical consensus becomes a thing of the past

Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued an unprecedented attack on a Christian conference taking place in Bethlehem this week, accusing organisers of “using religion for the purpose...

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