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February 20, 2018

More bombs hit Syria’s Ghouta after heaviest death toll in years

Pro-government forces pounded Syria’s eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, killing at least 66 people after the enclave’s heaviest one-day death toll in three years, a monitoring group said. Sparking an international outcry,...

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February 20, 2018

US says ready to talk Mideast peace; Abbas calls for conference

The United States is “ready to talk” Middle East peace with the Palestinians, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday in remarks directed at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

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February 20, 2018

France urges UN to impose humanitarian truce in Syria

France denounced on Tuesday a “serious violation of humanitarian law” in Eastern Ghouta after brutal Syrian regime attacks, in which 167 civilians were killed. In a Foreign Ministry statement, Paris urged...

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February 20, 2018

Gaza: We have not received a penny from PA since reconciliation

Gaza’s Ministry of Education said yesterday that it has not received any funds from the Palestinian Authority (PA) government since the signing of the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and...

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February 20, 2018

Staff at a Tunisia autism centre investigated for abuse

The director and two employers at a centre for autistic children in Ariana in Tunisia have been placed in custody following a series of complaints of abuse taking place...

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February 20, 2018

Israel suffers major setback in Syria

The military confrontation between Israeli and Syrian/Iranian forces on 10 February set off widespread analysis and speculation on the probability of a major regional war. The severity of the...

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February 20, 2018

UNICEF: 7,000 newborns die every day

Some “2.6 million” babies die each year within one month of being born, the United Nations Children’s Fund warned today in a 44-page report. Each year, of the 2.6...

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February 20, 2018

Listen carefully Mr Netanyahu: real statesmen don’t need props

Benjamin Netanyahu is at it again, waving props around to prove that Israel is under threat from Iran. This time it was the wreckage of an Iranian drone, wafted...

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February 20, 2018

Syria regime prepares for ground offensive on Eastern Ghouta

The Syrian regime is preparing for a ground offensive on the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta following days of heavy shelling, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human...

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February 20, 2018

Egypt: Ex-presidential candidate Khaled Ali resigns from own party

Egyptian human rights lawyer, Khaled Ali announced his resignation from the Bread and Freedom Party which he co-founded in 2013. Ali also resigned from his position as advisor at...

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