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Amman – On Wednesday, according to an official statement, Salah Bashir, the Jordanian Foreign Minister consulted with the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to Iraq, Staffan de Mistura, and renewed his country’s commitment to continue to help about 500,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan.
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A fatwa by Sheikh Saleh ben Fauzan, member of the Saudi Arabian Board of Senior Scholars, that prohibits the youth from taking part in the fight in Iraq against the US occupying forces, has provoked a wave of controversy and condemnation from the religiously committed Saudi youth and other Muslims.
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On Wednesday 7 May 2008 the South African Palestine Solidarity Alliance (PSA) held a tremendously successful picket outside the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg while the illegal Apartheid state of Israel continued with its celebrations inside.
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Somali resistant groups confirmed that US forces had launched air strikes against a remote area in Somalia following a meeting held by insurgents. There were no injuries reported.
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The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, South Africa denied permission for a peaceful protest by the Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC), a student organisation in response to Israel’s grand celebrations of its 60th anniversary.
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Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan this week attended and delivered the keynote address at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) conference in Amsterdam. She highlighted the need for Arab countries to commit to not only keep pace but also lead the field of sustainability.
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On Wednesday, incoming Iranian Jewish parliamentarian, Siamak Morsadegh, said that Iran’s Jewish community will not mark the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the state of Israel.
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Shia militant group Hezbollah have taken control of western Beirut from groups loyal to the government following gun battles. The fighting was sparked by a government move on Monday to shut down Hezbollah’s telecoms network.
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According to Al Mezan Center for Human Rights the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stepped up their human rights violations and committed breaches of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) systematically in the Gaza strip.
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The All-India Muslim Women’s Personal Law Board (AIMWPLB) has been making headlines this week with its call for the setting up of separate mosques for women.
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On Tuesday at dawn Israeli soldiers broke into the house of the detained legislator, Dr. Azzam Salhab, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron and kidnapped his son and his son-in-law.
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An up and coming South African football club, the Lenasia Wolves, recently refused a US grant saying it did not agree with American policy and was therefore not willing to take the money.
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