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Assad ‘amnesty’ for political prisoners rejected by opposition
Syrian President Bashar Assad yesterday issued a decree granting amnesty to all political prisoners, and to members of the Muslim...
Egypt opens border with Gaza
Large numbers of Palestinian residents of Gaza entered Egypt over the weekend, following a landmark decision by the Egyptian government...
PA plan to approach Security Council
According to a report in today’s Haaretz newspaper, the Palestinian Authority is planning to approach the United Nations Security Council...
Syrian crackdown continues
The Syrian authorities are continuing their bloody crackdown on the uprising against the dictatorship of President Bashar Assad. Eleven civilians...
Prominent Israeli figures urge Europe to recognise Palestinian State
A group of prominent left-wing Israeli intellectual and public figures have signed a letter urging European leaders to support the...
Peres, Abbas reportedly held secret talks in recent weeks
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas held secret talks in recent weeks in an effort to...