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February 15, 2014

Jordan on the threshold of a hot political summer

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan faces a very hot political summer due to the variety of crises affecting the country. Lurking in the background is the state’s use of...

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February 15, 2014

Four states responsible for 99% of death sentences in Middle East

Four states in the Middle East are responsible for 99 per cent of the death sentences carried out in the region, Amnesty International has revealed. Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq...

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February 15, 2014

Netanyahu ignores US pressure to release Palestinian prisoners

The US Secretary of State was not entirely successful in his contacts with the Palestinian and the Israeli leaderships regarding the resumption of the peace process, Israel’s Maariv newspaper...

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February 15, 2014

Refugees protest against suspension of UNRWA services in Gaza

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Dozens of Palestinian refugees protested on Monday at the gate of the UNRWA headquarters in the Gaza Strip demanding the resumption of its services and an increase,...

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February 15, 2014

Netanyahu rejects Abbas request for border map

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, it is claimed, rejected a request from Mahmoud Abbas to provide a map of the proposed border between Israel and a future State of...

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February 15, 2014

Israeli minister says Palestinian state will not be based on 1967 borders

Israel’s Economy and Commerce Minister has told the Canadian Foreign Minister that a future state of Palestine will not be based on the borders of 1967. Right-wing politician Naftali...

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February 15, 2014

Palestinian fighters hit armoured vehicle during Israeli incursion in Gaza

Palestinian fighters have claimed that they hit an armoured vehicle on Tuesday during an Israeli incursion in Gaza. The incident took place in the south east of the Gaza...

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February 15, 2014

Italian surgical team perform heart surgery on boy in Gaza

A team of Italian surgeons and nursing staff led by Stefano Lewis has carried out complicated open-heart surgery on a six-year old Palestinian child in the European Hospital in...

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February 15, 2014

Israel stipulates recognition as a Jewish state for resumption of peace talks

The new Israeli government has stipulated impossible pre-conditions to the resumption of the stalled Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, the Israeli daily newspaper Maariv said on Tuesday. According to Maariv, the Israeli...

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February 15, 2014

PA refuses US modifications to Arab peace initiative

The chief Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, has revealed that the Palestinian Authority has rejected a US suggestion to amend the terms of the Arab peace initiative. Dr Erekat did...

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