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  • December 12, 2014

    Gaza marks Hamas' 27th anniversary

    Mass marches were held after Friday prayers in Gaza today to coincidence with the 27th anniversary of the formation of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas. The marches began in...

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  • December 12, 2014

    Egyptian stock market suffers $2.5bn in losses

    Egyptian stock market has lost more than 18 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.5 billion) over the last three days. Analysts and those involved in the Egyptian market said that the...

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  • December 12, 2014

    When the fight against racism produces a conflict of interest

    I was told years ago by a pro-Palestinian activist that the trouble with the people from the West Bank and Gaza was the colour of their skin. Squirming in...

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  • December 12, 2014

    Fatah and the awkward questions

    It seems as though Fatah has plans to hold its annual conference around the middle of next month; if this actually happens, it would be the first time that...

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  • December 12, 2014

    Congress votes in favour of three-year war on ISIS

    US Congress voted in favour of authorising President Barack Obama to carry out military operations against the Islamic State (ISIS) for three years. During a speech before Congress, US...

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  • December 12, 2014

    Trauma and despair on the increase in besieged Gaza

    Cases of trauma and acute despair are being seen more often by medical professionals across the besieged Gaza Strip. Almost every family, it is claimed, is affected, and the...

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  • December 12, 2014

    HRW: Free speech muzzled in Jordan

    Human Rights Watch published a report yesterday criticising the arrests made by the Jordanian government against political Islamic leaders and activists for speech-related offences. The report considered such actions...

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  • December 12, 2014

    Israeli soldier seen gripping Abu Ein 'did nothing wrong'

    The Israeli soldier photographed tightly gripping the now dead Minister Ziad Abu Ein by the neck, said “his senior officer told him he did nothing wrong; he did not...

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  • December 12, 2014

    Iraq's Sadr orders his militia to prepare for anti-ISIS jihad

    Iraqi Shia cleric and head of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada Al-Sadr yesterday ordered his Peace Brigades to prepare within 24 hours for jihad against the Islamic State (ISIS) attacks....

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  • December 12, 2014

    Iraq: ISIS seizes control of more villages in Anbar

    Islamic State (ISIS) militants seized control of more villages in the Iraqi province of Anbar, while clashes broke out between Iraqi forces and ISIS near the city of Samarra,...

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