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April 9, 2014

UAE expels Moroccan Prince over criticism of Gulf State monarchies

The authorities in the UAE have expelled Moroccan Prince Moulay Hicham, a cousin of the Moroccan King, because of his criticism of the Gulf leaders’ attempts to undermine the...

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April 9, 2014

Amnesty International calls on Egypt to end military trial of journalists

Egypt’s armed forces must end the military trial of two journalists, release them immediately and unconditionally, and drop all charges against them, Amnesty International said as it named both...

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April 9, 2014

Palestinian prisoner dies of torture

A Palestinian prisoner from Jerusalem who was assaulted by Israeli guards while detained at Beersheba prison died on Tuesday morning. The Wadi Hilwa Centre said that Jihad Taweel, a...

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April 9, 2014

Palestinian official: Israel's settlement increase proves adoption of apartheid policy

Settler protests in the E1 area are a reflection of Israel’s increasing apartheid policy, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Mustafa Al-Barghouti said. Israeli settlers protested in the...

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April 9, 2014

UN official points to 'apartheid' in Palestinian areas

Israel adopts policies in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip which amount to racial discrimination and apartheid by systematically repressing the Palestinian people and confiscating their land, the...

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April 9, 2014

Israeli jets strike Hezbollah targets on Lebanese-Syrian border

Israeli airplanes targeted on Monday facilities along the Lebanese-Syrian borders belonged to Hezbollah, killing several militants, Al-Arabia TV channel reported. Several Lebanese news channels, newspapers and websites, including the...

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April 9, 2014

Israeli occupation forces wound three worshipers and arrest three others inside Al-Aqsa Mosque

Three Palestinian worshipers were wounded on Tuesday morning and dozens suffered from suffocation by tear gas canisters when Israeli occupation forces escorted a group of Israeli settlers to carry...

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April 9, 2014

Egypt's nominee for prime minister hails from Mubarak's party

Following the resignation of Egypt’s interim Prime Minister Hazem Al-Beblawi on Monday, Egyptian news media reported the potential nomination of Ibrahim Roushdy Mehleb, the Minister of Housing in the...

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April 9, 2014

Egypt: Prayer prompts Al-Sisi not to run for presidency

Egypt’s army chief Field Marshall Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who holds the position of defence minister in the outgoing cabinet, has decided not to run for presidency, according to sources...

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April 9, 2014

Talk of tensions in Qatar-Saudi relations is 'idle gossip'

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry denied claims of differences between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, pointing out that “what is being said is idle gossip”. A ministry official told Asharq news agency...

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