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April 9, 2014

Egyptian court sentences deceased MB leader to three years in prison

An Alexandria court sentenced on Thursday Jamal Madi, a former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in Alexandria, to three years in prison and ordered him to pay a...

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April 9, 2014

US warns Egypt to respect freedoms and human rights amid concerns over trial of Al-Jazeera journalists

A US diplomat demanded on Thursday for Egypt to respect freedoms and basic human rights as an Egyptian court started hearing a trial against 20 Al-Jazeera journalists. US...

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April 9, 2014

Muslim Brotherhood: Ukraine crisis exposes the West's double standards

Western countries are adopting double standards when dealing with the political crisis that has erupted in the Ukraine and the Egyptian crisis although both situations are similar in many...

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April 9, 2014

Israel's defence ministry confirms dealers sell aircraft parts to Iran

Israel’s Ministry of Defence confirmed on Thursday reports claiming two Israeli arms dealers sold US made F-4 Phantom II spare parts to Iran via Greece. The Israeli media said...

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April 9, 2014

Hamas government authorises first private security firm in Gaza

For the first time in the Gaza Strip, the ruling Hamas government has authorised a bodyguard company similar to the private security companies in other Arab countries and in...

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April 9, 2014

UNHCR urges countries to offer 100,000 Syrian refugees admission

UNHCR today called upon countries to make multi-annual commitments towards a goal of providing resettlement and other forms of admission for an additional 100,000 Syrian refugees in 2015 and...

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April 9, 2014

Erdogan: I will not give in to any coup attempts

Turkey will not give in to future coup attempts or pressure, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday. “We will face any future coup attempts just as we...

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April 9, 2014

Saudi Arabia replaces Bandar bin Sultan as leader of Syrian dossier

Diplomatic sources told AFP on Thursday that Saudi Arabia has sidelined its intelligence chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, by transferring key aspects of the Syrian dossier, which he had...

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April 9, 2014

Israel threatens to cut off electricity to Palestinian Authority

The Israeli electricity company threatened on Thursday to cut off electricity to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank starting from Sunday, 23 February over unpaid debt which amounts...

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April 9, 2014

Abbas told Kerry he rejects any deal that excludes Palestinian positions

Presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh stated on Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told US Secretary of State John Kerry, during a meeting held in Paris on Wednesday, that...

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