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December 1, 2017

Russia reveals draft agreement to use Egyptian air bases

The Russian government has published its draft agreement with Egypt that allows their respective air forces to use each other’s airspace and bases. The government decree was issued on...

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December 1, 2017

Pro-Israel lobbyists really must question their own morality

A new report from the British Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM) presents itself as an “independent” critique of Jeremy Corbyn’s foreign policy in the Middle East. The eleven-page...

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December 1, 2017

African Union chooses Algeria as counterterrorism coordinator

The African Union has chosen Algeria as the coordinator of its counterterrorism strategy. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his country were named by the chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa...

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December 1, 2017

Conflict within Egyptian intelligence hinders counterterrorism in Sinai

The terrorist attack which the claimed the lives of 305 people in a mosque in Sinai last Friday has highlighted the structural weakness of the Egyptian intelligence services and...

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December 1, 2017

ICC prosecutor affirms decision not to formally investigate Mavi Marmara killings

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, has reaffirmed a previous decision to close the preliminary examination into the Israeli military’s fatal attack on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara...

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December 1, 2017

Hariri says Syrian regime still threatens his life

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said on Thursday that the Syrian regime still wants him dead. He made his comments in Paris, where he went on Wednesday for a...

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December 1, 2017

Russia receives 1m barrels from Iran in 'oil for goods' deal

Russia will receive the first one million barrels of crude oil from Iran under an “oil for goods” trade agreement that was signed earlier this year between the two...

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December 1, 2017

UN General Assembly affirms illegality of Israeli actions in occupied East Jerusalem

The United Nations General Assembly in New York passed six resolutions on Thursday affirming Palestinian rights and condemning Israeli violations of international law. The resolutions were passed in the...

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December 1, 2017

Israel's nuclear weapons make the world a more dangerous place

Privately, it has been well understood by US officials since the 1960s that Israel has the capacity to build its own nuclear weapons. Publicly, Israel has a policy of...

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December 1, 2017

Historical document reveals possible collusion with Israeli occupation pre-Six Day War

A historical letter sent from the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia to the then US President, Lyndon B Johnson, in 1966 reveals the monarch’s possible collusion with the...

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