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The Politics of Reconstruction: Gaza, the EU, and Palestinian Governance

Live blog from the House of Lords, of a seminar organised by MEMO and the EuroPal Forum. The aim of the seminar is to arrive at recommendations for concrete actions to rectify the stagnation in reconstruction in Gaza causing enormous suffering. These recom-mendations will be collated into an open letter to be sent to some key European governments including the UK leadership.

Parliamentary Debate: The UK's role in preventing conflict in Gaza

Michael McCann MP, vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, will be leading a parliamentary discussion on the British role in preventing conflict in Gaza. Ben White, Jessica Purkiss and Yasmina Allouche will be live blogging this parliamentary session on February 25th, from 2.30pm GMT.

Egypt's human rights record

On 5 November 2014, Egypt is to have its human rights record considered by the United Nations Human Rights Council. In the four years since Egypt’s last Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the state has undergone great changes. Firstly, a popular protest led revolution which toppled Mubarak’s dictatorship, resulting in the first democratically elected leader in Egypt’s history. Secondly, a violent military coup that led to unprecedented repression and human rights violations. Jessica Purkiss will be live blogging the UPR of Egypt at the UN from 8am - 11.30 (9am - 12.30 local time), from our office in London. Amelia Smith will be live blogging the press conference from the Geneva Press Club, from 1pm (2pm local time) onwards. The conference will respond to the findings of the UPR.

UK Parliament - Vote to recognise the State of Palestine

Shazia Arshad, our Press & Parliamentary Officer, as well as our staff writers Amelia Smith and Jessica Purkiss will be live blogging the debate at the British Parliament on recognising the State of Palestine. The live blog will begin at 3.30pm (BST) on October 13th, 2014, and will continue till the end of the debate.

Liberal Democrats Party Conference 2014

Follow our live updates of Middle East events at the 2014 Liberal Democrats Party Conference in Glasgow. Our Parliamentary & Press Officer Shazia Arshad will be live blogging from 5.30pm on Sunday (October 5th), until midday on Wednesday (8th October).

Conservative Party Conference 2014

Follow our live updates of Middle East events at the 2014 Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. Our staff writer Amelia Smith will be live blogging from 5.30pm on Sunday (September 28th), until 12.30pm on Wednesday (1st October).

Israel's Crimes in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge – Extraordinary session of the Russell Tribunal

Members of the Russell Tribunal on Palestine, outraged by Israel’s terrible assault on Gaza and its population, decided to hold an extraordinary session of the Tribunal that will look into Israel’s Crimes (including War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and the Crime of Genocide) during “Operation Protective Edge” as well as third States complicity. MEMO's Ben White will be live blogging from the Albert Hall in Brussels, from 9am on Wednesday 24th September 2014.

Labour Party Conference 2014

Follow our live updates of Middle East events at the 2014 Labour Party Conference in Manchester. Our staff writer Amelia Smith & Parliamentary Officer Shazia Arshad, will be live blogging from 4pm on Sunday (September 21st), till 12pm on Wednesday (24th September).

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