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May 30, 2014

Sabahi: Atmosphere in Egypt harmful to democracy

Egypt’s leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi yesterday conceded defeat in the country’s presidential election after preliminary results revealed that former army chief Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi achieved a landslide victory. “I...

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May 30, 2014

Low voter turnout threatens Al-Sisi's mandate

Some 10 to 15 million votes were cast for Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi in Egypt’s presidential elections, Reuters quoted Western diplomats as saying, this is despite initial estimates indicating that...

News
May 30, 2014

Libya's neighbours concerned about security

Foreign ministers of countries neighbouring Libya yesterday expressed “grave concern” about the developments in the security situation in the country. In a statement issued following the meeting of the...

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May 30, 2014

Hamas and Fatah disagree over new consensus government's political platform and foreign minister

Palestinian sources say that the announcement of a new national consensus government, scheduled to take place on Thursday, has been postponed due to a disagreement between Hamas and Fatah...

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May 30, 2014

Egypt's presidential election: Sabahi dismisses 'official' turnout figure

Egypt’s leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi conceded on Thursday his defeat in the country’s post-coup presidential election after preliminary results revealed that former army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi had achieved...

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May 29, 2014

The girl refugee: Bride business and Palestinian-Syrian mothers on love, education and stateless struggles

Last week, Facebook banned “Syrian refugees for marriage”, a page that had had numerous complaints about its abusive message. Promoting the capitalisation of vulnerable Syrian refugee girls and their...

Publications
May 29, 2014

The rights dreams and possibilities in Palestine

In the wake of the restoration of the concept of a Palestinian reconciliation including the combination of Hamas and Fatah fighters and the start of the formation of true...

Article
May 29, 2014

Israeli forces storm Palestinian newspaper offices in Ramallah

Israeli forces stormed the offices of Al Ayyam newspaper in Ramallah and confiscated the “Palestine“, “Al Risalah” and “Al Istiqlal” newspapers. The Palestinian Ministry of Information described the actions...

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May 29, 2014

From Coexistence to Conquest: the international law origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict 1891 1949

The Palestinian cause has been, and will remain the most important issue in the Arab world until it is resolved in accordance with international and humanitarian laws. Many people...

Reviews
May 29, 2014

The Invention of the Jewish People

Historians living within their own nations develop within the mythology peculiar to their nation, in which “various spheres of memory coalesced into an imagined universe representing the past.” The...

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