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  • May 11, 2014

    Egyptian army officer threatens to bombard Sheikh Zwayid town in Sinai with chemical weapons

    There is only one sentence which can be heard reasonably well: “By God, we shall hit you with the chemical just like Bashar did” Someone is heard much more...

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  • May 11, 2014

    Al-Azhar University expels 1,031 students

    President of Al-Azhar University Osama Al-Abd said in an interview with Almasry Alyoum that the university punished 1,301 students by dismissing them from college and dorms for their participation...

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  • May 11, 2014

    The Middle East Peace Process, 2003 - Present

    Background ‘The Peace Process’ is the term that has come to be used to describe Middle Eastern diplomacy and peace negotiations following the 1967 War in which Israel on...

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  • May 11, 2014

    US refuses to sell drones to Algeria

    The United States has refused to sell drones to Algeria due to legal restrictions on the export of similar weapons to other countries, its ambassador in Algiers has said....

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  • May 11, 2014

    Israel's countdown to another war on Gaza

    As the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) highlights the human cost of Operation Cast Lead (War Diaries), Israel has during the last two weeks intensified its air strikes at civilian...

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  • May 11, 2014

    The olive tree: a symbol of Palestinian steadfastness, subject to systematic destruction

    The supreme judge in Palestine, Tayseer Al-Tamimi, has denounced what he calls the “repeated crimes of the Israeli occupation authorities against all things Palestinian, be they human beings, stones...

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  • May 11, 2014

    Media Fact Sheet on Viva Palestina

    URGENT MEDIA FACT SHEET BREAKING NEWS ON VIVA PALESTINA Friday, 8th January 2010 The Viva Palestina Convoy left London on 6th December 2009 to deliver humanitarian to Gaza ;...

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  • May 11, 2014

    FACTS CONCERNING THE BALFOUR DECLARATION

    Monday 2nd of November 2009 marked the 92nd anniversary since Britain’s Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the Declaration to establish a national home for the Jews in Palestine. The Balfour...

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  • May 11, 2014

    Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinian Civilians

    Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinian Civilians in the Occupied West Bank and Jerusalem “The holy martyr, Baruch Goldstein, is from now on our intercessor in heaven. Goldstein did not...

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  • May 11, 2014

    An Arab reading of the Turkish scene

    The Turkish elections garnered a large amount of media attention in the Arab world. The masses’ interest in them largely outweighed the interest they had in their own local...

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