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March 8, 2014

Egypt: Coptic Christian activist dismisses current government as “terrorist”

Egyptian political activist and founder of “Christians against the Coup” movement Ramy Jan described the current military-backed government as a “terrorist” authority “manipulating Coptic Christians” for its gains. In...

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March 8, 2014

Egypt: Mass protests in Alexandria in lead up to January 25 anniversary

Thousands of anti-coup protesters and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi took part in three marches on Monday evening in the coastal city of Alexandria. The marches started off...

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March 8, 2014

After targeting Islamic Jihad member, Israel says it does not want war in Gaza

The Israeli occupation army is living in a state of anxiety due to the potential for a military escalation with the Gaza Strip, Israeli media reported on Monday. Radio...

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March 8, 2014

Israeli minister says US and EU do not understand the Middle East

Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon has criticised US and EU policies in the Middle East and accused both of “not understanding” the region. According to Maariv newspaper on Sunday,...

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March 8, 2014

Al-Hariri accuses Syria’s Al-Assad again of assassinating his father

Former head of Lebanese government Saad Al-Hariri reiterated his accusation that Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad had ordered the assassination of his father Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut in 2005. “It...

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March 8, 2014

European pension funds increase Israel boycott pressure

According to a report in The Financial Times today, three major European pension funds with a combined total of almost €500 billion of assets are “reviewing their holdings in...

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March 8, 2014

Obama: Odds of reaching Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement are less than fifty-fifty

US President Barack Obama has said that the odds of reaching a final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians are less than fifty-fifty, without giving reasons for his pessimism....

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March 8, 2014

Palestinian initiative in Gaza calls for ending the suffering in Yarmouk

A youth initiative in the Gaza Strip called “I am with them” organised on Sunday a sit-in in solidarity with the starving Palestinian refugees in the Yarmouk camp in...

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March 8, 2014

Syrian opposition says it will not attend Geneva talks if Iran is there

The Syrian opposition threatened on Monday to boycott the Geneva II conference if the UN’s invitation for Iran to attend was not withdrawn. “The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will...

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March 8, 2014

Saudi Arabia and UAE: The objective of Geneva II is to make a political transition without Al-Assad

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have welcomed the Syrian National Coalition’s decision, announced on Saturday, to participate in the Geneva II conference later this week. The...

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