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September 3, 2014

Houthis reject initiative to resolve Yemeni crisis

Yemen’s Houthis yesterday rejected the initiative made by the Presidential National Commission, in charge of negotiating with the group. On the group’s official Facebook page, Houthis’ spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam...

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September 3, 2014

UNRWA calls for end of Gaza siege

Reconstructing what was destroyed by the recent war on the Gaza Strip with the current blockade in place may take more than a decade so the siege must end,...

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September 3, 2014

Love in the time of Gaza: The story of Mohamed Al-Deif and his late wife Widad Asfoura

“You drove Israel crazy by allowing them to see your actions, but not your face. Their attempts to assassinate you have failed, and the entire nation wishes to see...

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September 3, 2014

Morocco blocks youth camp organised by Amnesty

Amnesty International yesterday denounced the Moroccan authorities’ decision to prevent a scheduled youth camp and described it as “a step backward in the field of freedoms and assembly”. The...

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September 3, 2014

Israeli President warns of increasing racism against Arabs in Israel

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday criticised what he described as the increasing wave of racism and violence against Arab Israelis, warning that such acts influence democracy in Israel....

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September 3, 2014

Do you respect Palestinian blood?

Not too long after a valid reconciliation agreement had been reached, factional differences between Fatah and Hamas would quickly resurface as if nothing had happened. It is as if...

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September 3, 2014

Netanyahu will not release more prisoners as goodwill gesture

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that despite Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, also know as Abu-Mazen, offering a strong condemnation of the kidnapping of the three Israeli...

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September 3, 2014

Lecture: The New Despotisms of the 21st Century

Download the text of Prof John Keane’s lecture: “The New Despotisms of the 21st Century: Imagining the end of democracy“. Delivered in May 2014 in London, this was the inaugural...
September 3, 2014

Iran and Iraq to set-up a joint bank

The Iraqi trade attache in Iran Shaker Rawan Al-Daami has declared that the two countries have agreed to establish a joint bank to facilitate financial transactions between them. The...

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September 3, 2014

Kerry asks Netanyahu to quash decision to confiscate Palestinian land

US Secretary of State John Kerry today asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the appropriation of 4,000 dunams of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank due...

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