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  • April 2, 2014

    What’s the point in holding peace talks simply for the sake of the process?

    When the US Secretary of State John Kerry finally got Israelis and Palestinians back around the table for negotiations last July, few were optimistic about the renewed peace talks....

    Blog

  • April 2, 2014

    The return of polio: Another tragic consequence of Syria’s war

    Polio is an entirely preventable disease that can cause paralysis, disability, and even death. It is incurable and highly contagious, but vaccination drives have meant that worldwide, cases have...

    Blog

  • April 2, 2014

    Slandering Richard Falk exposes the tarnished UN

    According to the US, the United Nations’ reputation has been “tarnished” by Richard Falk’s constant denunciations regarding Israel’s record of international law violations. In a statement to Reuters, which...

    Blog

  • April 2, 2014

    US-Israeli visa controversy wages on

    America’s visa waiver programme allows citizens of specific countries to enter the US for tourism, business, and in transit for up to 90 days without having to obtain a...

    Blog

  • April 2, 2014

    The execution of the judiciary system in Egypt

    The judges, who passed death sentences upon 529 Egyptian citizens in the case of the murdered police officer, passed the death sentence upon the whole Egyptian judiciary system, the...

    Blog

  • April 2, 2014

    Haniyeh’s speech shows unity in resistance

    Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza commemorated the 10th anniversary of the targeted assassination of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin at a rally organised by Hamas under the banner “Loyalty and adherence...

    Blog

  • April 2, 2014

    Is the Arab Spring Over?

    Is the Arab Spring dead? Certainly not according to Dr Anas Al Tikriti, the British-Arab founder of Cordoba Foundation, who was one of the panellists on 20 March 2014...

    Blog

  • April 2, 2014

    Living with a disability and the occupation

    “When it takes you two whole days to cross a border, whereas it only takes a matter of hours to arrive in London; that is one meaning of freedom....

    Article

  • April 2, 2014

    UK’s Muslim Brotherhood inquiry looks like response to pressure from allies

    David Cameron’s decision to order an investigation into the “philosophy and activities” of the Muslim Brotherhood, particularly as they relate to Britain, stems from a broader nervousness in western...

    Article

  • April 2, 2014

    Erdogan…few slogans and many achievements

    When I read in yesterday morning’s news that the Justice and Development Party in Turkey won the local elections, I said it was a different morning; not because it...

    Article