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February 17, 2014

Health catastrophe warning follows closure of Rafah border crossing

The Palestinian Ministry of Health has warned of a real “health catastrophe” if the Rafah border crossing with Egypt remains closed. A spokesman for the ministry, Dr. Ashraf El-Kedra,...

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February 17, 2014

ISESCO calls for action against threat to “move” Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) has called on its member states and the international community to take action following a threat to “move” Al-Aqsa Mosque and...

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February 17, 2014

Egypt does not need Israeli cooperation to tackle armed groups in Sinai

The Policy Director at Israel’s Ministry of Defence has said that Egypt has complete sovereignty over the Sinai Peninsula and does not need cooperation with the Israelis to crack...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli parliament discusses bill to divide access to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, is discussing a bill submitted by right-winger Aryeh Eldad to split Al-Aqsa Mosque for use by both Muslims and Jews. A similar arrangement has been...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli terrorism is “culmination of racist policies”

As the number of openly racist statements by Israeli politicians and officials grows daily, the Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Information has said that Israeli terrorism “is the culmination of...

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February 17, 2014

Assad appoints fourth prime minister since the start of the uprising

Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad named his minister of health as the new prime minister of his government yesterday, replacing caretaker Omar Ghalaounji who was appointed just three days ago...

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February 17, 2014

Sheikh denounces “aggressive” Knesset for proposal to divide access to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Sheikh Ikrama Sabri, a senior Imam at Al-Aqsa Mosque, has denounced the Knesset decision to discuss a proposal submitted by a militant Jewish MK to divide access to Al-Aqsa...

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February 17, 2014

Former Fatah strongman Dahlan accused of taking part in Sinai attack

Advocate Mostafa Olwan has submitted a notice to the Egyptian Attorney General in which he accuses former Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan of passing maps of Egyptian security posts to...

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February 17, 2014

Gaza’s new look corniche

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are continuing to challenge the Israeli blockade with a number of impressive development projects. Following a grant of $3.5 million from the...

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February 17, 2014

Lieberman says no peace while Abbas is PA president

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said that he expects no progress in the peace process through negotiations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Lieberman, sources in Israel claim,...

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