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March 8, 2014

European pension funds increase Israel boycott pressure

According to a report in The Financial Times today, three major European pension funds with a combined total of almost €500 billion of assets are “reviewing their holdings in...

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March 8, 2014

Obama: Odds of reaching Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement are less than fifty-fifty

US President Barack Obama has said that the odds of reaching a final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians are less than fifty-fifty, without giving reasons for his pessimism....

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March 8, 2014

Palestinian initiative in Gaza calls for ending the suffering in Yarmouk

A youth initiative in the Gaza Strip called “I am with them” organised on Sunday a sit-in in solidarity with the starving Palestinian refugees in the Yarmouk camp in...

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March 8, 2014

Syrian opposition says it will not attend Geneva talks if Iran is there

The Syrian opposition threatened on Monday to boycott the Geneva II conference if the UN’s invitation for Iran to attend was not withdrawn. “The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will...

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March 8, 2014

Saudi Arabia and UAE: The objective of Geneva II is to make a political transition without Al-Assad

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have welcomed the Syrian National Coalition’s decision, announced on Saturday, to participate in the Geneva II conference later this week. The...

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March 8, 2014

Egypt to prosecute Morsi over new charges

Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi along with 25 defendants will face trial on charges of “insulting the judiciary”, a judicial source told Reuters on Sunday. The defendants include secular...

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March 8, 2014

Syria's opposition forces on the ground announce their rejection of the Geneva peace talks

A powerful alliance of Syria’s armed rebel groups announced on Sunday its rejection of the peace talks set to begin in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, which means that any...

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March 8, 2014

Cost of war in Syria reaches $22 billion

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister of Service Affairs Omar Ghalawanji said on Sunday that the cost of the war in his country has now reached $22.7 billion, Syria’s Al-Watan newspaper...

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March 8, 2014

Egypt's April 6 Movement to take part in January 25 protests

The general coordinator of April 6 youth movement, Amr Ali, confirmed that his group will take part in nationwide protests scheduled for the anniversary of the January 25 revolution....

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March 8, 2014

Hamzawy: Egypt's 2014 constitution renders military custodian over state

Amr Hamzawy, professor of political science at Cairo University criticised public figures who defend the 2014 constitution which does not enjoy sufficient public approval and does not reflect popular...

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