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  • January 15, 2015

    Lebanon revises visa restrictions for Syrians

    The Lebanese foreign ministry has announced that Syrians will no longer need an entry visa in order to visit the country. The changes come in the wake of unpopular...

    News

  • January 15, 2015

    Abu Mazen and the tree

    The disappointment felt by Abu Mazen after his submissive draft resolution, which he presented to the UN Security Council despite the fact that all the Palestinian factions rejected the...

    Article

  • January 15, 2015

    Hamas’s options and the fate of Gaza

    First of all, we cannot accept the continuation of the situation in the Gaza Strip which is suffering from an ongoing blockade and the closure of border crossings, in...

    Article

  • January 15, 2015

    Reconstruction delays prompting Hamas into assertiveness

    PLO factions have reportedly criticised Hamas, holding the movement responsible for the reconstruction delays in Gaza, as well as hindering the unity government’s political progress in the enclave. Despite...

    Blog

  • January 15, 2015

    One-third of small Egyptian businesses operate outside the formal economy

    Some 30 to 40 per cent of small and medium-sized Egyptian enterprises operate outside the formal economy, the Anadolu Agency reported a senior minister saying yesterday. Finance Minister Hani...

    News

  • January 15, 2015

    What gives them the right? Israel, Palestinian taxes and a failed regime

    As the Palestinians move to join the International Criminal Court, Israel’s response has been to punish them by withholding $175 million per month in taxes collected on their behalf....

    Article

  • January 15, 2015

    Qatar donates $25m to Gaza

    Qatar has donated $25 million for reconstruction projects and fuel for the electricity plant in the Gaza Strip, Felesteen newspaper reported yesterday. Deputy Palestinian Prime Minister and Chief of...

    News

  • January 15, 2015

    Morsi spokesman Yasser Ali acquitted

    An Egyptian appeals court yesterday acquitted Yasser Ali, spokesman of the first freely-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, on charges of assisting former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil flee the country....

    News

  • January 15, 2015

    Profile: Gamal Abdel Nasser (15 January 1918 – 28 September 1970)

    97 years after Nasser the great Arab nationalist was born he is still making waves in Egypt. On a warm evening in late July 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel...

    Profiles

  • January 15, 2015

    Iran: Respecting Muslim values fundamental to talks

    Communities must respect each other’s sanctities and values in order to engage in meaningful dialogue, the Anadolu Agency reported the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying yesterday....

    News