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May 13, 2016

Islamophobia defeated in London Mayoral elections

On Friday 6 May 2016, Sadiq Khan was declared Mayor of London, the “first Muslim mayor of a major European city”.Khan was born in London, where he has lived...

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May 13, 2016

The week in pictures

Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…...

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May 13, 2016

Palestinian refugees protest in front of British embassy in Beirut to mark Nakba

Dozens of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon protested today in front of the British Embassy in Beirut to mark the 68th anniversary of the Nakba. They demanded the UK make...

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May 13, 2016

Obama’s legacy in the Middle East: extrajudicial killings and unfinished wars

During his 2009 speech at Cairo University, not long after he assumed office, President Barack Obama declared he was in the Egyptian capital to “seek a new beginning between...

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May 13, 2016

Egypt receives 762 American MRAPs

The first shipment of the American Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles have arrived in Egypt yesterday, the US embassy in Cairo reported. The vehicles are to be used “to...

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May 13, 2016

Egypt court rejects lawsuit seeking to include Hamas on list of terrorist organisations

The Cairo Court of Urgent Matters on Thursday ruled that it has no jurisdiction to consider a lawsuit demanding the inclusion of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on Egypt’s...

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May 13, 2016

Ban-Ki-moon: Syrian regime setting unacceptable conditions for entry of aid

The Syrian regime yesterday refused the entry of humanitarian aid into the city of Daraya, on the outskirts of Damascus, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. “Unacceptable” conditions were set...

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May 13, 2016

Egypt rejects UN calls to open Rafah crossing permanently

Egypt has strongly rejected the United Nations calls to open Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip permanently. The Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his country “strongly rejects...

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May 13, 2016

US senator suggests no-fly zone if Syria truce fails

If the cessation of hostilities in Syria fails, Turkey’s proposal for a safe zone can be discussed, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told Anadolu Agency. “It...

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May 13, 2016

PA accuses Israel of systematic armed robbery against the Palestinians

The Palestinian Authority (PA) foreign ministry has accused Israel of carrying out systematic armed robbery against Palestinian land and property. The ministry reiterated in a statement on Thursday its...

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