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May 4, 2014

Once again, PA caves on Goldstone Report

By Philip Weiss Complete cave: The Palestinian Authority today acted in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva to freeze the Goldstone Report, preventing it from going to the...

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May 4, 2014

Egypt: 11 Morsi supporters died in custody since July 3 due to medical negligence and torture

Families of 11 supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi said their relatives died in custody due to absence of medical care in prisons. According to Anadolu news agency,...

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May 4, 2014

Hamas is likely to take part in presidential elections

A senior member of the Hamas political bureau said on Saturday that his movement is likely to take part in the proposed Palestinian presidential election. Speaking to journalists in...

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May 4, 2014

Iraq's top Shia cleric warns of election fraud

Iraq’s top Shia spiritual leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has warned of attempts to manipulate the parliamentary election results, his representative Sheikh Abdul Mahdi Al-Karbalai said on Friday. Iraqis...

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May 4, 2014

Security agencies consume Palestinian Authority budget

Statements from its finance ministry have revealed that spending on security agencies consumed 27 per cent, equal to $255 million, of the Palestinian Authority’s total spending during the first...

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May 4, 2014

Egypt: Salafist party endorses Al-Sisi for president

The spokesperson of the Salafit Nour Party Nader Bakkar said Saturday his party will support the former defence minister Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for the...

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May 4, 2014

Egyptian soldiers fight with South Sudanese army

A Sudanese newspaper reported on Friday that 16 Egyptian soldiers were killed fighting with the South Sudanese army who were attempting to retake Ayod city in the state of...

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May 4, 2014

Palestinians in Europe Conference kicks off in Paris

The 12th European Palestinians Conference kicked off today under the title “Palestine unites us, and we will meet in Al-Quds.” The conference is organized by its general secretariat and...

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May 4, 2014

Biden rejects Israeli concessions for Palestinians

American Vice President Joe Biden has criticised his country for putting pressure on Israel. He opposes Israeli concessions to the Palestinians, 1985 recordings have revealed. The recordings purportedly belonged...

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May 4, 2014

Israel will not grant Palestine minimum demands for peace, says American official

American expert of Middle Eastern issues at Wilson Research Centre, Aron Miller, has said that Israel is not ready to grant the minimum demands of Palestinians in any peace...

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