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May 4, 2014

First female candidate decides to run for president in Lebanon

Nadine Moussa has officially become the first Lebanese woman to run for president in Lebanon, despite the fact that observers say she has little chance of winning the election...

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May 4, 2014

Journalist claims systematic torture in Egyptian detention centres

Khalid Mohammed Abdul-Raouf, a student journalist jailed after the military coup in Egypt on suspicion of working for Al-Jazeera network, has confirmed to the Cairo Criminal Court that political...

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May 4, 2014

Israel recruits Arab Christians to serve in the army

Israel is to start inviting Arab Christians to enrol in the army “on a voluntary non-binding basis”, the Israeli army recruitment department said yesterday. Over the last three years...

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May 4, 2014

Haniyeh welcomes PA reconciliation delegation

Hamas welcomes the Palestinian Authority delegation’s visit to the Gaza Strip to reconcile differences and end the internal split, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday. Haniyeh said in a...

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May 4, 2014

UN: US refusal to grant visa to Iran's UN ambassador 'a unique case'

The US’ decision to refuse granting visa to Iran’s new envoy to the United Nations is a “unique case” in the history of the international organisation, a UN spokesman...

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May 4, 2014

Tunisian government to respect parliament's decision on Israeli tourists

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa said yesterday that his government will respect the Tunisian Parliament’s decision to deny Israeli Jews entry to Tunisia “even if the decision will harm...

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May 4, 2014

Muslim scholars slam arbitrary arrests and torture in Egypt

The International Union of Muslim Scholars condemned the indiscriminate arrests and torture in Egyptian prisons especially those against women, scholars, journalists and youth. In a statement, the Union called...

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May 4, 2014

ICC confirms Egypt complaint still under consideration

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed that the complaint filed by the Freedom & Justice Party last year on behalf of the constitutional Government of Egypt is still...

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May 4, 2014

UN officials condemn plan to hold presidential election in Syria

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN-Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi have condemned the announcement that a presidential election will soon take place in Syria,...

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May 4, 2014

Amnesty International: Israel uses 'excessive force' against Palestinians

“Illegal use of excessive and lethal force by Israel raises dangerous concerns,” a letter sent by Amnesty International to the Palestinian Authority (PA) said. Deputy Director of the organisation...

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