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International condemnation of new Israeli settlement plans
UK, US and France appeal to Israel to reverse the decision
Palestinians win UN State recognition
The UN voted overwhelmingly to recognize Palestine as a non-member state
Syria cut off from the Internet
"Communications and Internet service have been cut in most parts of Damascus…
Syria alone using landmines in 2012: campaigners
Syrian regime was the only government in the world to lay new…
Protesters rally over flashpoint Abyei region
The final status of Abyei was the most sensitive matter left unresolved…
Saudi grand mufti slams protests as anti-Islamic
The grand mufti said that the events occurring in the Arab and…
Palestine and the UN ‘observer status’
Palestinians are looking for General Assembly approval to be upgraded to a…
Israel’s Livni returns to politics to head new party
Livni is a lawyer by training and became head of Kadima after…
Syria names 142 slain foreign fighters from 18 countries
The violence in Syria has killed more than 40,000 people in 20…
Kenya’s ICC-indicted politicians ally ahead of election
The March polls are the first since deadly post-election violence in 2007-2008