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February 13, 2014

Arab League seeks to justify "popular revolution" in Egypt

The Secretary-General of the Arab League has left Cairo for an international tour in order to drum up support for the military coup in Egypt and try to convince...

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February 13, 2014

Netanyahu shifts goal posts by insisting on referendum before any agreement with Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he will not ratify any agreement with the Palestinians before it has been subject to a public referendum. He announced this...

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February 13, 2014

UNSC eases sanctions on Iraq

The UN Security Council (UNSC) agreed unanimously on Thursday to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq two decades ago following its invasion of Kuwait under former dictator Saddam Hussein. The...

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February 13, 2014

One million Palestinians are "living on aid" as calls to end the siege increase

Palestinian legislator Jamal Al-Khodari has pointed out to solidarity groups visiting the besieged Gaza Strip that one million Palestinians are now dependent on aid. Dr Al-Khodari, who also heads...

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February 13, 2014

New Emir pledges Qatar's support for Palestinians

The new Emir of Qatar has used his maiden speech to pledge his country’s ongoing support for the people of Palestine. Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said on Wednesday...

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February 13, 2014

Netanyahu is ready to compromise if Israeli security demands met

Israel’s Prime Minister is ready to compromise and evacuate most settlements in the occupied West Bank for peace, a senior Likud official told Haaretz newspaper on Wednesday. Speaking on...

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February 13, 2014

Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics expects a decline in population growth

The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics expects Israel’s population to reach 11.4 million in 2035, of which 73 per cent will be Jews. That is slightly lower than the...

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February 13, 2014

Netanyahu still rejects Palestinian preconditions for negotiations

Sources in the prime minister’s office say that Benjamin Netanyahu denies that he has agreed to freeze construction in settlements and release Palestinian prisoners in order to enter into...

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February 13, 2014

McDonald's refuses to open branch in Israeli settlement

McDonald’s Israel has refused to open a branch in the settlement of Ariel which is built on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. The company was offered space...

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February 13, 2014

Al-Faisal: We will not ignore Iran and Hezbollah's interference in Syria

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, said on Tuesday that the Kingdom considers Iran and Lebanese group Hezbollah’s interference in the conflict in Syria to be dangerous, adding...

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