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March 10, 2014

Scarlett Johansson resigns from Oxfam over contract with a settlement-based Israeli firm

US actress Scarlett Johansson announced that she has quit her role as an ambassador for Oxfam, an international organisation that fights against poverty, after insisting on promoting an Israeli...

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March 10, 2014

Lebanese president describes Israeli threats as a violation of the principles of humanity

The Lebanese president, Michel Suleiman, has called the Israeli threats to strike residential and civilian areas in his country “a flagrant violation of human rights principles.” In a statement...

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March 10, 2014

Wall Street figure to advise Al-Sisi

Mohamed El-Erian, the former chief executive of US-based global investment management firm Pacific Investment Management Company, known as Pimco, is rumoured to become a key economic advisor to Egyptian...

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March 10, 2014

Netanyahu: Israel not obligated to accept all terms of Kerry's framework

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he will continue talking with the Palestinians based on the framework deal proposed by US Secretary of State John Kerry. At...

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March 10, 2014

Pro-coup movement criticises army statement mandating Al-Sisi to run for president

The Egyptian Popular Current, founded by former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi, announced that: “The statement issued by the Egyptian army on Monday, regarding the approval of Defence Minister Abdel...

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March 10, 2014

Egyptian authorities appeal for private donations to fund schools

The Education Minister of the interim Egyptian government, Mahmoud Abu El-Nasr, has called upon Egyptians to donate money to his ministry in order to repair, equip and build new...

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March 10, 2014

Report: 45,000 risked their lives at sea to escape 'repressive regimes'

The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) has reported that about 45,000 immigrants, most of them Syrians and some Palestinians, have risked their lives in the Mediterranean to escape...

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March 10, 2014

Hamas demands a commission of inquiry to investigate Egyptian accusations

The Islamic resistance movement Hamas has demanded the formation of a neutral commission of inquiry to investigate the Egyptian accusations against the Gaza Strip. The movement issued a statement...

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March 10, 2014

Israel prepares world opinion for high civilian casualties in any future war with Hezbollah

Israel accused Hezbollah on Wednesday of setting up military bases inside residential buildings and threatened that it would target these bases in any future conflict, even if civilians are...

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March 10, 2014

Iraq says Syrian civil war is hindering oil production

The Syrian civil war has hindered the production of oil and gas fields in Iraq, according to Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy issues, Hussain Al-Shahristani. During a conference...

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