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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has told his Turkish counterpart that the fight against terrorism must be arranged by national governments. Speaking during a telephone conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...
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Israeli authorities yesterday razed the Arab village of Al-Araqeeb in Negev, south of Israel, for the 87th time since 2010, Quds Press reported. Activist Salim Al-Araqeeb said that the...
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As many as 120 Palestinian prisoners held in the Israeli Nafha prison have started an open hunger strike in protest against the repressive measures used against them, Minister of...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed former chairman of the West Bank settlement council, Dani Dayan, as Israel's ambassador to Brazil. In a statement issued by his office yesterday,...
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Fatah has called for an "urgent and immediate intervention" from Jordan to stop settlers from attacking Al-Aqsa Mosque. In a statement to Quds Press yesterday, the group's spokesman Raafat...
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The Houthi militias in Yemen have kidnapped journalist Abdulkader Alguneid after breaking into his home on Wednesday afternoon. Being the most prominent media voice in Taiz, he used his...
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Article
August 6, 2015
Abdul Latif Al-Saadoun
"If we cannot provide enough electric power for the Iraqis, why don't the families buy private generators?" asked an Iraqi official during a recent press interview. It was similar...
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Blog
August 6, 2015
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Samira Shackle
Israel has long been criticised by human rights groups for its use of "administrative detention". The term refers to detaining people – always Palestinians – without charge or trial....
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The Zionist Organisation of America (ZOA), one of the oldest Israel advocacy groups in the United States, has claimed that the fatal arson attack on a Palestinian home in...
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The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) has revealed that an increasing number of Egyptians detainees are dying in police custody after being held in...
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The Palestinian Ministry of National Economy revealed on Tuesday that during the month of July it seized 108 tonnes of spoiled goods produced in Jewish settlements. According to a...
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The Israeli authorities destroyed three houses owned by Arab citizens in the village of Dahmash, near Al-Ramla on Tuesday, Quds Press has reported. This is the second time that...
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Hamas's visit to Saudi Arabia during Ramadan was "successful", a senior Hamas official said yesterday. The group's official website carried an interview with senior member Mousa Abu-Marzouk, who said:...
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Qatari fuel has started to enter the Gaza Strip via the Karam Abu Salem Crossing, heading to the Gaza electricity plant; Palestinian newspaper Al-Resalah reported a senior Palestinian official...
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Israeli forces on Tuesday stormed the house of Palestinian toddler Ali Dawabsheh, who was burnt to death on Friday in an arson attack by Jewish settlers. The IDF searched...
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Israel's occupation forces and the Palestinian Authority (PA) security services committed 17 "violations" against Palestinian journalists in July, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. According to the Palestinian Media Forum,...
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An Iranian initiative to solve the crisis in Syria has been published by the semi-official Fars news agency, Arabi21 has reported. Fars is close to Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps....
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Iran and Russia have agreed to exchange Iran's excess low-enriched uranium for natural uranium, Tehran's ambassador to Moscow, said on Tuesday. "A new form of nuclear cooperation will be...
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Amnesty International said on Tuesday that its staff have received threats from extremist Jewish settlers, Israel Radio has reported. The threats include an attack on Amnesty's offices in Israel....
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A spokesman for the United Nations said on Tuesday that the organisation's envoy to Yemen believes that there is growing acceptance among the warring parties for his plan to...
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The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on seven overseas companies and four individuals suspected of providing energy products to the Syrian government of Bashar Assad on Monday. Sanctioned companies:...
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The US directly stated Tuesday that it would protect its nascent force of Syrian rebels from Syrian government attacks. "What we are trying to convey is that we'll also...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appealed for urgent donations to meet a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA. In a...
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A senior US delegation is scheduled to arrive in Israel early in September to discuss strengthening intelligence cooperation between Tel Aviv and Washington. A senior official in the delegation...
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Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said the EU supports Turkey's efforts in the fight against Daesh. According to a statement issued by the European...
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Article
This week, Doha is hosting US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Their visit is being made after the signing of the nuclear agreement...
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Article
August 5, 2015
Dr Serhun Al
On 20 July, a deadly suicide bombing, plotted by Daesh according to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, killed 32 and wounded more than 100 in the south-east border town of...
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Article
August 5, 2015
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Alastair Sloan
The case of Liam Lyburd, a British teenager currently recovering in a prison cell from his Valium addiction and ideological radicalisation, can teach David Cameron valuable lessons on how...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi said on Monday that high-ranking state officials have rejected the cabinet's decision to cut their salaries in an effort to reduce the disparities between...
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Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported on Monday that Israel "has begun a diplomatic campaign to thwart a resolution to subject its nuclear facilities to international supervision." The newspaper added that...
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The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has called on the United Nations Central Fund to intervene to support the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and cover...
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The United States announced on Monday that it will defend Syrian opposition fighters who received support through the US training and armament programme with airstrikes against any attacks by...