
On his way to take up a new job with a major West Bank team, Gaza-born footballer Mahmoud Sarsak was arrested and spent three and a half years in an Israeli jail without charge or trial
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On his way to take up a new job with a major West Bank team, Gaza-born footballer Mahmoud Sarsak was arrested and spent three and a half years in an Israeli jail without charge or trial
Last Updated on Monday, 09 September 2013 06:02
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Painting by Dr Jamal Badwan
Water aches
by Iqbal Tamimi
When I dozed off
locusts of darkness
invaded my arteries:
blocking the sun,
releasing my paralysis.
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 August 2013 11:26

The latest Arab revolutions which opened the doors for freedom of expression are claimed to produce new forms of corruption that are changing the pillars and foundations of professional associations and trade unions including the Egyptian press syndicates.
Last Updated on Sunday, 11 August 2013 16:21
In reality it takes half a minute to actually cross between
the two points separating Palestinians from Ramallah barrier to the next checkpoint
in Jerusalem. This half a minute forces Palestinians in the fasting month of
Ramadan to cue from 5:00am to obtain a special permit from the Israeli occupying
forces, to cross that point to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque
Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 August 2013 11:43