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February 10, 2014

Syrian opposition forces rescue nuns

A group of Syrian and Lebanese nuns were recently evacuated from a convent in Maaloula, located to the northeast of Damascus. Opposition forces say that the nuns were rescued,...

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February 10, 2014

Report finds Israel one of the most corrupt among OECD countries

Transparency International, a UK-based organisation that campaigns against corruption, has ranked Israel at the lower end of the developed countries in terms of corruption. Out of the 34 countries...

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February 10, 2014

Palestinian journalist detained at a secret prison in the UAE

A Palestinian journalist is being held incommunicado at an unknown location by state security officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mahmoud Abdulhadi, 55, was arrested by plain-clothed state...

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February 10, 2014

Israel to build a new settlement near Ramallah

The residents of the village of Al-Mazra’a al Qibliya, near Ramallah, look set to lose their land as Israeli bulldozers have started to clear the way for yet another...

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February 10, 2014

UAE mediation in Dammaj fails

Several Yemeni sources reported that UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed has discussed during his recent visit to Iran on November 28 the Yemeni crisis in Dammaj area; northern...

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February 10, 2014

Israeli official rules out any Palestinian presence in Jordan Valley

Deputy Israeli Defence Minister Danny Danon ruled out the possibility of a Palestinian presence in the occupied Jordan Valley, Israeli media reported on Wednesday. Danon, who is a member...

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February 10, 2014

Chechnya sets up security unit to fight Syria's extremists

Chechnya’s President Ramzan Kadyrov said that his country has established a special security unit to deal with ‘Islamic extremists’ on the North Caucasus republic’s territory, and abroad, if the...

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February 10, 2014

Khanfar: Saudi Arabia should reconcile with Arabs and ally with Turkey to face Iran

Former head of the Al-Jazeera News Network Waddah Khanfar has argued that it would be wise for Saudi Arabia to quickly reconcile with its Arab neighbours, especially regarding Egypt,...

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February 10, 2014

Bennett: Any agreement with the PA is useless as long as Hamas is not part of it

Israel’s Minister of Economy, Naftali Bennett, who heads the Bayit Yehudi party, said that there was no point in reaching any agreement with the Palestinian Authority as long as...

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February 10, 2014

Ashrawi: Israel will stand trial before international courts very soon

A member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Dr Hanan Ashrawi, has warned that since Israel is sending a clear message to the US and the...

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