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April 9, 2014

France demands Russian pressure on the Syrian regime

France has asked Russia to put pressure on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in order to reach a settlement of the crisis after the failure of the Geneva II conference....

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April 9, 2014

Zeidan: Transfer of authority will be achieved through legitimate elections

The Libyan government has reached a new understanding to address the political situation in the country, Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said. Zeidan’s remarks followed threats by Libyan Al-Qaqa...

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April 9, 2014

Egyptian court delays ruling on Hamas as a 'terrorist organisation'

An Egyptian court has delayed making a decision about declaring the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, to be a “terrorist organisation”. The hearing at the Court for Urgent Matters...

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April 9, 2014

Bank of Israel releases new coin bearing image of the Jordan River

The Bank of Israel will release a new coin bearing an image of the Jordan River; Israel’s Maariv newspaper reported. The Bank has not set the coin’s value or...

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April 9, 2014

Livni: Failure to reach peace agreement will be the end of Zionism and the Jewish state

Failure to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians would mean “the end of Zionism and the Jewish state”, Israel’s Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni warned. The...

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April 9, 2014

Salah Sultan tells of horrific treatment of political prisoners

In a letter written by Dr Salah Sultan, the former secretary-general in the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs, from his prison cell to his son Dr Mahmoud Salah, he...

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April 9, 2014

US re-evaluates military options in Syria

The US administration is discussing new options in Syria, including a range of military, diplomatic and intelligence activities, after talks between the rival sides have stalled and Russia has...

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April 9, 2014

Libya releases detained Egyptian ship

The Libyan authorities released on Tuesday an Egyptian merchant ship after seizing it for violating Libya’s territorial waters, the official spokesperson for the Libyan Navy Forces, Colonel Ayoub Qassim,...

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April 9, 2014

UNRWA reduces services to Palestinian refugees in Gaza

Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip have repeatedly staged demonstrations in front of the headquarters of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to protest against...

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April 9, 2014

Gulf countries to provide additional $9 billion in emergency aid to Egypt

The Egyptian military-backed government is expecting an additional $9.1 billion in Gulf aid within the next few weeks, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Tuesday. The aid package includes...

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