Year: 2012

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Egypt’s Mursi says Assad regime has no future in Syria

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CAIRO (Reuters) — Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi said on Saturday his country supported the Syrian revolution and that President Bashar Asasd’s administration had no place in Syria’s future. Mursi said Egypt’s priority was to halt the bloodshed and to work, with “Arab, regional and international support and consensus,” for a political solution that would allow “the Syrian people to replace the current regime” with elected leaders. “All of that while preserving the unity of Syria,” Mursi, an Islamist, said during a televised speech to Egypt’s Shura Council, or upper house of parliament. “There is no place for the current regime … Continue reading Egypt’s Mursi says Assad regime has no future in Syria

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EGYPT TRANSFERS TONS OF BUILDING MATERIALS TO GAZA

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EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian security official says that thousands of tons of building materials such as cement and steel are crossing into the Palestinian Gaza Strip, which had previously been under a strict blockade. He said the move was made in consultation with Israeli officials, who were in Cairo Thursday to discuss security in the Sinai Peninsula and the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire signed by Gaza’s Hamas rulers and Israel last month. The Egyptian official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. The director of Gaza’s border authority, Maher Abu Sabha, confirmed … Continue reading EGYPT TRANSFERS TONS OF BUILDING MATERIALS TO GAZA

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Egypt gets $500 mln from Qatar, says $500 mln from Turkey soon

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Egypt’s Finance Minister Mumtaz al-Saeed said Cairo has received $500 million installment of funds promised by Qatar and will get another $500 million from Turkey at the end of January. Egypt has received a final $500 million installment of funds promised by Qatar and will get another $500 million from Turkey at the end of January, its finance minister said, in the latest aid to help balance its budget and defend its currency. Egypt has been facing a financial crisis as a month of political strife has cast doubts on the government’s ability to push through unpopular spending cuts and … Continue reading Egypt gets $500 mln from Qatar, says $500 mln from Turkey soon

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Relations Between Muslims and Non-Muslims

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  Islam has not left any aspect of life without its required guidelines. For each aspect, it sets a basic rule, which is in harmony with the basic rules of the other aspects, to indicate in the end, that there is only one Creator and one perfect Legislator. The basic rule usually functions as an axis around which the secondary rules and exceptions revolve. The relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims is no exception.The basic rule for relations between Muslims and non-Muslims is based on a few verses. The first can be translated as, {We have not sent you (O Muhammad) … Continue reading Relations Between Muslims and Non-Muslims

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Arab officials visit cash-strapped Palestinian territory

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Top Arab officials paid a rare visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Saturday to discuss a Palestinian financial crisis that President Mahmoud Abbas hopes will be eased by Arab donations. Arab League Chief Nabil Elaraby and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr congratulated the Palestinians on a successful United Nationsstatus upgrade last month, but stopped short of promising the badly-needed funds. “Palestine is in need of material and political support,” Elaraby told a news conference in the Palestinians’ de facto capital of Ramallah. “Arab countries agreed at their Baghdad summit (in March) for an Arab … Continue reading Arab officials visit cash-strapped Palestinian territory

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IEC calls on media to apply for accreditation to cover upcoming elections

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Amman, Dec 29 (Petra) — The IEC calls on all media representatives and journalists who are interested in covering the upcoming parliamentary elections to apply for accreditation at the IEC’s accreditation point in the Royal Cultural Centre in order to obtain their press cards that will enable them to cover the electoral process, noting that the last day for applying for accreditation is Thursday 10th of January,2013. The IEC has started receiving accreditation applications on Wednesday the 26th of December, where a special team stationed at the Royal Cultural Centre began receiving the applications and started handing out the forms … Continue reading IEC calls on media to apply for accreditation to cover upcoming elections

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Gaza man killed in Syria was ‘Qassam commander’

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A man rides a motorcycle past damaged buildings in Maaret al-Numan, part of the Idlib governorate, in northwest Syria Dec. 27, 2012. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian man who was killed in Syria on Friday was a senior figure in Hamas’ armed wing, rebels and Hamas officials said Saturday. Muhammad Qunneita, 31, from Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, had been in Syria for four months, his brother told Ma’an. Rebels told Reuters on Saturday Qunneita was killed in fighting around Aleppo airport where he had been helping to train Arab and Muslim fighters. Activists in Syria also said he … Continue reading Gaza man killed in Syria was ‘Qassam commander’

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How the United States supports Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

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Israel is the largest recipient of US taxpayer-funded military aid and these weapons are used by Israel to commit systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians. BBC journalist Jihad Masharawi holding his 11-month-old son, killed in Gaza on 14 November 2012 by an Israeli airstrike. On November 18, an Israeli air force pilot flying a US-made F-16 fighter jet fired a missile at the four-story home of the al-Dalu family in Gaza City, killing ten members of the family and two from the al-Muzannar family next door. An on-site investigation conducted by Human Rights Watch concluded that the attack was a “clear violation of the … Continue reading How the United States supports Israel’s war crimes in Gaza

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Palestinians in Solidarity with Idle No More and Indigenous Rights

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(Please note that you can sign by emailing PalestiniansIdleNoMore@gmail.com or using the form:http://bit.ly/PalIdleNoMore. Endorsements are welcome from Palestinian and Palestine support organizations; Palestinians and Arabs; and solidarity signatures in support.) Poster design by Guevara de la Serna “You who come from beyond the sea, bent on war, don’t cut down the tree of our names, don’t gallop your flaming horses across the open plains…. Don’t bury your God in books that back up your claim of your land over our land, don’t appoint your God to be a mere courtier in the palace of the King” – Mahmoud Darwish, The Penultimate Speech of … Continue reading Palestinians in Solidarity with Idle No More and Indigenous Rights

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Syria opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation

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Free Syrian Army fighters are seen at a front line during fighting with Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar Assad at Bustan al-Qasr district in Aleppo Dec. 21. ALEPPO PROVINCE, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) — Syria’s opposition leader has rejected an invitation from Russia for peace talks, dealing another blow to international hopes that diplomacy can be resurrected to end a 21-month civil war. Russia, President Bashar Assad’s main international protector, said on Friday it had sent an invitation for a visit to Moaz Alkhatib, whose six-week-old National Coalition opposition group has been recognized by most Western and Arab states as the … Continue reading Syria opposition leader rejects Moscow invitation