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Kenya waits for an end to presidential re-run

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Kenya's election board is expected Monday to decide whether to reschedule a vote in flashpoint opposition areas, where a boycott sparked violent protests, or to push ahead with declaring victory for President Uhuru Kenyatta. With the counting almost done after Thursday's presidential re-run, the results remained on hold as officials mulled what to do about the 25 constituencies in fourRead more

Kenya's Odinga urges supporters 'not to go to work' Monday

Nairobi - Muslimchronicle

Kenya's defeated opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday urged his supporters to boycott work, promising to announce on Tuesday his strategy after an election he claims was stolen from him. "We had predicted they will steal the election and that's what happened. We are not done yet. We will not give up. Wait for the next course of action whichRead more

Netanyahu wants execution of Palestinian in stabbing case

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the execution of a Palestinian who stabbed to death three Israelis last week. “The death penalty for terrorists — it’s time to implement it in severe cases,” he said while speaking with family members of the victims, a video of which was posted on Netanyahu’s Twitter account. “It’s anchored in the law.Read more

Israel trying to criminalize BDS movement, intimidate activists and stop free speech

Ramallah - Arab Today

A prominent Palestinian human rights defender and co-founder of the BDS movement, Omar Barghouti, has for years been subjected to intense threats, intimidation and repression by various arms of the far-right Israeli government, particularly after it considered the movement a “strategic threat” to its entire system of injustice against Palestinians. At a March 2016 conference in occupied Jerusalem, several IsraeliRead more

Algerian parties' leaders try to attract citizens' votes

Algeria - Rabea Khreis

The Algerian political formations begin in attracting the attention of the Algerian citizen, who does not care about the election, scheduled to be held in May. This raised the fears of the authorities and political parties of the growing phenomenon election-aversion. On Saturday, the heads of old and newly emerging political parties, took to the streets in an attemptRead more

Iranian Oscar winner to boycott ceremony

Dubai - Arab Today

Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi will boycott this year's ceremony in protest at US President Donald Trump's "unjust" ban on people from his country - Iran - and six others. Announcing his decision, the director, who won the 2012 best foreign language film award for "A Separation" and is nominated again this year, compared the Trump administration to Iranian hardliners asRead more

SPSC: Public enquiry needed into Israeli embassy black-ops

Edinburgh - Arab Today

Israeli government efforts to ‘neutralise’ and ‘take down’ critics have been revealed thanks to an al Jazeera undercover investigation. Shai Masot, a sernior Israeli Embassy official, is a former major in the Israeli navy and works for Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, set up by Netanyahu to conduct a secret war against the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. ScottishRead more

Dutch Government affirms right to endorse Palestinian BDS movement

Bethlehem - Arab Today

The Dutch government has affirmed the right of individuals and groups to promote and engage with the Boycott, Divestments, and Sanctions movement (BDS), stating the movement falls under basic rights that are safeguarded by the Dutch constitution. When asked about Israel’s ongoing threats to human rights advocates and the concerted attack on the BDS movement, Dutch Foreign Affairs MinisterRead more

Battle over calls to boycott Israel goes global

Jerusalem - Arab Today

When word spread that the Ahava cosmetics firm would move its factory from the occupied West Bank, it set off alarm bells among Israelis for reasons nothing to do with its products. There were suspicions that Ahava, which sells Dead Sea minerals and mud around the world, had made the decision because of mounting pressure to shift its operations fromRead more