 US campaign to end Israeli occupation
Activists are now on US ground seeking support for an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands. A campaign, representing the largest and most diverse coalition in the US is “working... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Gulf News
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 The Negation of the Palestinian State
On May 15, the anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, its Arab citizens observed a day of mourning for the victims of the Naqba (“catastrophe”) – the mass exodus of half the Palestinian... (photo: UN / JC McIlwaine) CounterPunch
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 Egypt election: Bigger fight ahead for presidential rivals
Egyptians are beginning to get used to democracy. Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, they have had a constitutional referendum, four rounds of voting in the parliamentary elections, and now the first... (photo: AP / Pete Muller) BBC News
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 Egypt's open presidential race polarizes nation
CAIRO-Egypt's wide-open presidential election, which was in its second day of voting Thursday, is showing how deeply polarized the nation has become, with backers of rival Islamists and former regime... (photo: AP / Fredrik Persson) The Boston Globe
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 The battle for the soul of the Islamic world
From Egypt's post-Mubarak elections to Tunisian debates about media freedom: a battle is raging for the political soul of the Islamic world. Contrary to what was predicted during the heyday of the... (photo: AP / Fredrik Persson) Al Jazeera
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 Troubled Iran nuclear talks spill over into 2nd day
AFP - Tough talks aimed at helping resolve the decade-old crisis over Iran's nuclear programme enter an unscheduled second day on Thursday with world powers and Tehran seemingly wildly at odds. On... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) France24
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 UN Security Council ‘Tired, Out of Step’ – Amnesty International
The United Nations Security Council is suffering a failure of leadership and looks "tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose," the human rights organization Amnesty International said in... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Novosti
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 Egyptians go back to polls to elect president
Egypt is set to resume its first free presidential election after voting passed off calmly on the first day apart from a stone-throwing attack on candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who was premier for... (photo: AP / Fredrik Persson) Al Jazeera
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 Voting to resume in Egypt's landmark presidential poll
Egyptians are due to vote for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak was ousted. The election pits Islamists against secularists, and... (photo: WN / tamer) BBC News
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 Iran nuclear talks to extend to second, extra day
Talks in Baghdad concerning Iran's controversial nuclear programme will go into an unscheduled second day after diplomats failed to reach agreement. Six world powers made Iran an offer if it... (photo: EC / EU) BBC News
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