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February 17, 2014

UNESCO establishes new academic chair in Palestine

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Palestine has benefited from a special UNESCO scientific project, the first of its kind in the Arab world. The UN organisation has established the Chair in Astronomy,...

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February 17, 2014

Salafi party holds first meeting in the presence of Al-Nahda leader

Tunisia’s Reform Front has held its first general meeting since its recognition as a political party; the meeting slogan was, “Sharia’ is our course and reform is our choice”....

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February 17, 2014

Muslim Brotherhood accuses Supreme Constitutional Court of acting “fraudulently”

A lawyer acting for the Muslim Brotherhood has described the Supreme Constitutional Court ruling against President Morsi’s decision to reconvene the Egyptian parliament as “equivalent to nothing”. Abdul-Moneim Abdul-Maqsoud...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli incursions at Al-Aqsa Mosque occur almost daily, not just holidays

Case Study of the unilateral division of Al-Aqsa Mosque between Muslims and Jews A field study prepared by a Palestinian organisation which monitors Israeli human rights and other violations...

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February 17, 2014

Morsi reconvened parliament using presidential powers, not a deal with the military

Egyptian writer and journalist Saleem Azzouz has described as a “brave decision” President Mohammed Morsi’s decree ordering parliament to reconvene in defiance of the Military Council’s dissolution order. Azzouz...

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February 17, 2014

Tunisian President Marzouki makes first official visit to France

Tunisia’s new President, Moncef Marzouki, has arrived in France for a 3-day official visit, his first since his election last December. Marzouki will meet French President Francois Hollande and...

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February 17, 2014

Regional unrest tempers Israeli response to Bulgaria attack

The Iranian nuclear issue and the possible collapse of the Syrian regime are the main obstacles for Israel’s response to the suicide attack against Israelis in Bulgaria, an Israeli...

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February 17, 2014

Mofaz pledges to challenge Netanyahu in prime ministerial election

Kadima party chairman Shaul Mofaz, who is leaving the Benjamin Netanyahu-led coalition cabinet, has pledged to run for prime minister in the next election and claimed that he will...

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February 17, 2014

No reason for a meeting between Morsi and Netanyahu

Diplomatic sources in Egypt have denied Israeli reports promoting a meeting between the President Mohammed Morsi and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that there is “no reason”...

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February 17, 2014

Israel destroys Umayyad palaces next to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowments and Heritage has revealed that Israel has stepped-up its plans to destroy the Umayyad Caliphate palaces south of Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Israelis have also extended...

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