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June 11, 2014

A renewed Kuwaiti opposition rises to fight corruption

“The battle starts tonight,” Musallam Al-Barrak told several thousand Kuwaitis gathered outside their Parliament building last night. Al-Barrak, the popular ex-Member of Parliament and pro-democracy activist, had promised an...

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June 11, 2014

Peace with the Palestinians a low priority at Herzliya Conference

Israel’s annual Herzliya Conference sees national policy articulated by the country’s military, political, and security elite. The issues raised at the conference reflect public debate, and go on to...

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June 11, 2014

Bishop Paula of Tanta and Synod Member speaks to Al-Hayat TV Channel on Egyptian Copts, relations with Al-Sisi and patriotism

Below is the translation of the interview on Al-Hayat TV. Presenter: You are talking about the new beginning that saw the success of Field Marshal Abdel-Fatah Al-Sisi who won...
June 11, 2014

Children in the Palestinian Authority juvenile justice system

Ahmad was 15 when he was arrested during a 3 am raid by Palestinian security forces at El Far’a refugee camp in September 2013. He was accused of throwing...

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June 11, 2014

Inauguration Day

In an epic scene that is reminiscent of an Ancient Greek myth, the leader of the violent and bloody coup is being appointed emperor of Egypt amid a celebratory...

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June 11, 2014

US has given Israel $3.1bn in military funding already this year

“Taking with Israel, this year the United States has given $3.1 billion in foreign military finance,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Middle East Policy Matthew Spence said yesterday....

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June 11, 2014

UN official calls on Egypt to issue new legislation to protect women

The Director of the United Nations Office for Women in Cairo has called for new legislation in Egypt to protect women from violence. According to Turkey’s Anadolu news agency,...

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June 11, 2014

Opposition group says 197 students slain since coup

A student group opposed to former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi has said that at least 197 university students had been killed since last year’s military coup, a...

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June 11, 2014

Al-Maliki pleads for Western support and calls for state of emergency

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki called on the international community to immediately support Iraq in the wake of the fall of Mosul to insurgents. Al-Maliki appealed to the United...

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June 11, 2014

Boston subway gets ads against Israeli apartheid

Adverts highlighting Israeli violations of Palestinian rights have gone up in Boston’s subway system, thanks to local non-profit group Ads Against Apartheid. The series of three ads cover home...

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