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October 29, 2014

Bahrain calls for international intervention to stop Israeli settlements

Bahrain condemned the Israeli government’s approval of hundreds of new settlement units in occupied Jerusalem, demanding an “immediate and decisive international intervention to stop the expansion of Israeli settlements”,...

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October 29, 2014

Temporary truce reached in Yemen between Houthis and tribes

A tribal mediation committee in Yemen has negotiated a 15-hour truce between the tribal fighters and the Houthi fighters in the governorate of Ibb in the middle of Yemen,...

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October 29, 2014

UN: Israeli settlement "not in line with international law"

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said on Tuesday that Israeli settlement activity is against international law. Replying to a question during a press conference...

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October 29, 2014

BBC upholds complaint over 'Operation Brother's Keeper' report

The BBC has upheld a complaint on the grounds of accuracy concerning a July report on ‘Operation Brother’s Keeper’ that misrepresented the killings of Palestinians by Israeli occupation forces...

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October 29, 2014

Hamas: PM is personally to blame for the closure of Gaza's crossings

Responding to remarks made earlier in the day, Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said on Tuesday that Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah “is personally to blame for the closure of...

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October 29, 2014

Purchase terms of second group of American fighter jets for Israel finalized with US

Diplomatic tensions aside, Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon and United States Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel have finalized the terms of an Israeli purchase of a second group of...

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October 29, 2014

Egypt evacuates homes near Gaza border for 'buffer zone'

Egyptian authorities have begun evacuating homes in the northeastern city of Rafah to make way for a planned buffer zone between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Egypt’s state news...

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October 29, 2014

Hard winter in store for Gazans after summer of destruction

Gazans are facing a hard winter without adequate shelter after a summer of destruction. Gaza emerged from the recent assault over July and August in tatters: over 2,000 Gazans...

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October 29, 2014

Netanyahu: We will continue to build in Jerusalem, 'our eternal capital'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his intention to continue building in occupied Jerusalem, rejecting the international criticism of illegal settlements. In a ceremony held on Tuesday morning...

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October 29, 2014

Iran wants all sanctions lifted for an agreement on its nuclear programme

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi has called on Western countries to lift all sanctions that have imposed on his country in order to reach an agreement on its...

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