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Jordan
Jordan's most influential opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (IAF), has called on the Palestinian Authority to stop 'absurd' negotiations with Israel. This statement came despite...
2012-01-27Egypt
Egypt's Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi announced plans to partially remove the decades-old state of emergency with effect from January 25, which coincided with the first anniversary...
2012-01-26Syria
There are a number of signs that international pressure on Bashar al-Assad's regime is easing. Arab League members have distanced themselves from the proposal made by Qatar on January...
2012-01-23Israel
The Israeli government have approved a 9 to 10 per cent rise in electricity prices, despite massive, ongoing public protests against the country's rising costs of living. On August...
2011-08-23Syria
Syrian military forces have stepped up their crackdowns near the country's borders with Turkey and Lebanon, sending Syrians fleeing to both countries to escape the political crisis....
2011-06-28Egypt
The Egyptian cabinet granted approval for an additional EGP10bn (US$1.7bn) for the next three months with the aim of controlling food price inflation in mid-April. The draft supplement...
2011-04-19Egypt
The government of Egypt would not take part in military intervention in neighbor Libya, according to Menha Bakhoum, spokeswoman of the Egyptian foreign ministry. This comes after US...
2011-03-24Lebanon
Despite being overshadowed by events elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Lebanon's political crisis remains among our most paramount concerns at the moment. With the...
2011-03-24
