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February 17, 2014

Turkish agriculture group boycotts French products

Turkey’s Union of Agricultural Chambers has announced that its members will begin a boycott of all French products after Paris approved a law criminalising denial of the Armenian genocide....

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February 17, 2014

Abbas says PA will return to negotiations if Israel recognises Palestinian state with 1967 borders

The President of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, Mahmoud Abbas, has said that he is ready to return to the negotiation table with the Israelis if they recognise a...

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February 17, 2014

Egyptians commemorate first anniversary of 25 January Revolution

Thousands of Egyptians from all political trends gathered in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Wednesday on the first anniversary of the 25 January Revolution which ousted Hosni Mubarak. The...

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February 17, 2014

Speaker of Egyptian People's Assembly declines invitation to Tel Aviv

The speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly, Dr Saad El Katatni, has declined an invitation to visit Tel Aviv from his Israeli counterpart; Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin. On Thursday, January...

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February 17, 2014

Netanyahu remains committed to illegal settlement policy after leadership win

Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed his commitment to his country’s illegal settlement policy in the occupied Palestinian territories. Following his victory in the Likud leadership poll, the Israeli prime minister...

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February 17, 2014

Ismail Haniyeh praises Jordanian support for Palestinians

The Prime Minister of Gaza has said the he rejects any resolution of the Palestine issue which is made at the expense of the people of Jordan and the...

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February 17, 2014

Abed Rabbo dismissed as Secretary of the PLO

Sources in Ramallah have revealed that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in his capacity as the head of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee, has dismissed Yasser Abed Rabbo...

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February 17, 2014

Tunisia needs strong unions and a strong government, says minister

Tunisia’s Minister of Transport, Abdel Karim Al-Harouni, has said that the new government which started work on Monday 26 December will work smoothly on spreading justice and freedom in...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli tourism industry faces serious crisis

An Israeli tourism expert has warned of a “serious crisis” in the industry, with a marked decline in hotel occupancy. The chair of the Israel Hotel Managers’ Association, Etty...

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February 17, 2014

Israel killed 180 Palestinians, including 21 children, in 2011

The State of Israel killed 180 Palestinians in 2011, including 21 children. These shocking figures were given in a report issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organisation entitled, “A People...

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