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  • June 10, 2014

    PA: We will not retreat from joining international organisations

    Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki yesterday stressed that Palestinians would not call off joining international organisations and conventions should Israel continue undermining the peace process. Speaking to a local...

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  • June 10, 2014

    The Pope in the Holy Land

    The visit by Pope Francis to the Holy Land and his invitation to the Palestinian and Israel protagonists to pray at the Vatican received scant media coverage. What was...

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  • June 10, 2014

    Qatar launches largest solar energy plant in Middle East

    A Qatar-based renewable energy company, Qatar Solar Energy (QSE), has announced the launch of the largest facility for the development and manufacture of solar energy panels in the Middle...

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  • June 10, 2014

    Iran and Turkey to cooperate for a peaceful Middle East

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul promised to cooperate to put an end to the conflicts in the Middle East, especially in Syria, and restore...

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  • June 10, 2014

    US and Iran begin direct nuclear talks

    The US and Iran began direct talks for the first time in Geneva yesterday. Held in participation with the European Union, the meetings are to solve obstacles that impede...

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  • June 10, 2014

    Netanyahu: I will not repeat Gaza withdrawal mistake

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply criticised the plan put forward by Yair Lapid which calls for Israel to withdraw from many areas in the West Bank and to...

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  • June 10, 2014

    Russia and Saudi Arabia discuss ways to resolve the Syrian crisis

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed with his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal, during a telephone call today, ways to resolve the Syrian crisis and other regional issues. The...

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  • June 10, 2014

    Israel approves $2b intelligence service budget

    The Israeli government is said to have been secretly transferring funds to its two secret services, the Shin Bet security service and Mossad, which makes it difficult to monitor...

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  • June 10, 2014

    Tension between PA and Hamas escalates in the West Bank

    Tension between the Palestinian Authority security services and the Islamic Resistance Movement in the West Bank reached a peak last night after Hamas accused the PA security forces of...

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  • June 10, 2014

    ISIS takes control of Mosul

    Insurgents took control of Iraq’s northernmost city Mosul in the early hours of this morning; this comes after four days of fighting in the city which was attacked by...

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