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April 9, 2014

Senior Palestinian official says prisoners cost economy $250m

The President of the Palestinian Council for Development and Reconstruction (PECDAR) has said that the 5,100 prisoners held by the Israelis costs the local economy around $250m per annum....

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April 9, 2014

Haaretz journalist accuses Israel of creating friction to avoid political agreement

A prominent Israeli journalist has accused the authorities in Tel Aviv of creating friction between Israel and the Palestinians in order to avoid reaching a political agreement. Amira Hass...

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April 9, 2014

Fatah official slams Hamas in Cairo

An official from the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, Fatah, has criticised Hamas, saying that the resistance group did not announce its position on political reconciliation until it was accused...

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April 9, 2014

Kuwait to calm Arab tensions ahead of summit

Kuwait is making vigorous diplomatic efforts among several neighbouring countries to calm the atmosphere in the region ahead of the Arab summit to be hosted in Kuwait City on...

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April 9, 2014

Algerian police arrest anti-president protestors

The Algerian police arrested dozens of journalists, bloggers and human rights activists as they staged a sit-in on Saturday near the University of Algiers. The protest was held against...

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April 9, 2014

Egypt: 1,500 political detainees continue hunger strike in Abu Zaabal Prison

1,500 political prisoners in Abu Zaabal Prison in Qalyoubia governorate continued their hunger strike for the second day in protest against maltreatment by prison administration, Rassd news reported. The...

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April 9, 2014

Riyadh Book Fair bans ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ books for threatening ‘intellectual security’

Saudi authorities will ban Muslim Brotherhood books in the upcoming Riyadh International Book Fair, scheduled for Tuesday March 4, under the auspices of King Abdullah Bin Abdel-Aziz. 900 publishing...

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April 9, 2014

PA minister accuses Israel of war crimes against Palestinian detainees

Minister of Prisoners’ Affairs Issa Qraqa stated that the Palestinian Authority obtained documents and medical reports that incriminate Israel, its medical teams and prisoner officials for deliberately committing war...

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April 9, 2014

Fethullah Gulen and CHP co-plotted a coup in Turkey, says Erdogan

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Fethullah Gulen, the US based leader of a Turkish socio-religious movement, of plotting the December 17 “conspiracy” and fabricating phone conversations aiming...

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April 9, 2014

Army general vows to prosecute comedian for mocking army’s ‘invention’

General Ibrahim Abdel Atti, the army general who claimed the invention of a “miraculous device” that cures Aids and Hepatitis, vowed to prosecute a comedian for mocking his “invention”....

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