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March 15, 2014

Palestine's chief negotiator says meeting with Kerry did not achieve any tangible progress

The Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said on Sunday that his meetings with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington last week did not achieve any tangible progress...

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March 15, 2014

Israel will pay heavy price for its cooperation with Al-Sisi, predict intelligence analysts

DEBKAfile, an Israeli military intelligence website based in Jerusalem, has argued in a report that Israel will pay a heavy price for its continued security coordination with Egypt’s Minister...

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March 15, 2014

Israel admits failure to prevent European boycotts

An official at the Foreign Ministry has admitted Israel’s failure to stop European campaigns calling for economic boycotts of the state. The official made his comments after remarks by...

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March 15, 2014

Ex-Dubai police chief calls for Al-Jazeera to be shut down

The former Chief of Police in Dubai has called for Al-Jazeera TV Network to be shut down. It is, claimed Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, a “threat to all regimes in...

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March 15, 2014

Ashton renews EU promise of support for Palestinians and Israelis

Europe’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton has said that the EU and the Middle East Quartet will provide “unprecedented” support for the Palestinians and Israelis if they...

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March 15, 2014

Jordan to sign economic cooperation agreement with Turkey

Turkey will sign a technical cooperation agreement with Jordan on Monday, the first such agreement between the two countries. Talks will also start on Monday to discuss means of...

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March 15, 2014

Fatah tells Iran armed struggle is strategic option

A senior Fatah official has told the Iranian government that the movement reserves the right to resort to armed struggle should negotiations with Israel fail. Executive Committee member Jebreel...

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March 15, 2014

Tensions over Ukraine give Al-Assad smokescreen to avoid surrendering his chemical weapons

During the three blood-soaked years of the Syrian civil war, Russia and the US have rarely seen eye to eye on the best way to tackle the crisis. A...

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March 15, 2014

Water, the forgotten cause of conflict in the Middle East

To understand the significance of water in the Middle East we need only to glance at the driving force behind many of the intensified conflicts across the region. Whether...

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March 15, 2014

Will Israel allow the Palestinian Authority to drill for oil?

Economists and politicians have agreed that the occupation does not need to allow the Palestinian Authority (PA) to drill for oil in the West Bank at a time when...

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