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  • October 31, 2014

    Ya'alon: Abbas is responsible for attempt to kill rabbi

    Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of being responsible for the assassination attempt of American-Israeli Rabbi Yehuda Glick. A series of similar statements were issued...

    News

  • October 31, 2014

    UN reviews Iran's human rights record

    The Universal Periodic Review Working Group (UPR) which works on reviewing the human rights record of UN member states was preparing to review Iran’s human rights record this morning....

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  • October 31, 2014

    Changes in the US administration may affect Kerry

    US President Barack Obama plans to make some major changes to the Cabinet after the Senate and House of Representative elections set to take place next month, Israeli newspaper...

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  • October 31, 2014

    Is Sweden paving the way for wider recognition of Palestine?

    Yesterday, Sweden became the biggest western European country to formally recognise a Palestinian state. The new Prime Minister Stefan Lofven ignored strong criticism from Israel to follow through on...

    Blog

  • October 31, 2014

    Israel recalls ambassador to Sweden in protest of its recognition of Palestine

    The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled its ambassador to Stockholm yesterday following Sweden’s official recognition of the State of Palestine. Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that “the Israeli...

    News

  • October 31, 2014

    Gaza rallies in support of Al-Aqsa

    Supporters of Hamas held a rally in Jabaliya, northern Gaza, today to condemn the violations and occupation of Al-Aqsa Mosque and its closure. During the protests, held after Friday...

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  • October 31, 2014

    Kuwaiti man imprisoned for insulting judiciary

    The Kuwaiti criminal court issued a preliminary ruing yesterday sentencing Kuwaiti citizen Ahmad Abdulaziz Fadel, founder of the website Only the Constitution to four years in prison for insulting...

    News

  • October 31, 2014

    Protests outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul following Al-Aqsa closure

    Demonstrators stood outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday to protest against Israel’s decision to close Al-Aqsa Mosque. Protesters held placards with slogans including “life is belief and...

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  • October 31, 2014

    Belhaj to get his day in British court over torture allegations

    “Torture is wrong and can never be justified.” So said Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former head of Britain’s internal security service. I was writing a dissertation at the same...

    Article

  • October 31, 2014

    US considers arming and training Sunni tribes in Anbar

    The US is looking at ways if engaging with the Sunni Muslims in Iraq and empowering them in their fight against Islamic State (ISIS) militants, General Martin Dempsey, chairman...

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