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For four days now, Sunni Muslims have been demonstrating against Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. On Wednesday, they decided to block Iraq’s main trade route that allows the country to export and import products to Syria and Jordan. The protest Read more
On Saturday a protest was initiated in Sana’a University by students attending the campus as well as many other activists which were responsible for the injury of several students. These students gathered at the eastern entrance of the university after Read more
It is being speculated that the world famous liner QE2 that was retired since 2008 and that made its last trip to Dubai last year will be sold to a Chinese firm. This comes as a surprise for many because Read more
Every Friday a parish priest leads an open-air prayer ceremony under olive trees in order to protest against Israel’s plan to construct barriers that will separate into two his home town of In Beit Jala. This separation barrier is meant Read more
Iraq’s President Mr. Talabani runs an office which normally has largely ceremonial powers. However with the actual division that the country has to face he was having a role that made him be seen as a unifying figure that holds Read more
Mr. Essawy, 65, used to be an eminent member of a clan who passed away just a few months ago. He was buried on land owned by his family located between East Jerusalem and the large Israeli settlement of Maale Read more
A medical tribunal called the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) located in Manchester is a branch of the General Medical Council. This panel which is the doctors’ professional regulator has the power to suspend or strike off doctors. This week Read more
A year ago, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein notified Israel’s powerful foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman that he wished to indict him on charges including fraud and money laundering. Some Prosecutors suspected that he received millions of dollars as a lawmaker and Read more
In 2010, Djinn the first horror film of the United Arab Emirates was screened in Cannes. It was accompanied by an immense publicity that was sponsored by the government. Then a year ago, in December 2011, a test screening was Read more
On Tuesday, Louise Thomas’s evidence was presented in court on a preliminary hearing in advance of a judicial review that is going to be held in January. This former police constable worked six whole months with the Iraq Historic Allegations Read more