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January 28, 2017

Erdogan criticises central bank, as Turkey’s credit reduced to ‘junk’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared his opposition to the central bank’s interest rate corridor policy in comments reported yesterday and reaffirmed his view that interest rates cause inflation,...

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January 28, 2017

Germany: Migrant deal with Libya needed

Europe should work with Libya to control illegal migration, but cannot sign a deal similar to that reached with Turkey last year until political stability is restored in the...

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January 28, 2017

Refugees who helped US in Iraq now endangered by Trump policies

Iraqis who say their lives are in danger because they worked with the US occupation in Iraq fear their chances of finding refuge in the United States may vanish...

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January 28, 2017

UAE claims to shoot down drone from Iran

The air force of the United Arab Emirates shot down an Iranian-made drone in Yemen, state news agency WAM reported today, quoting a Yemeni military officer. The UAE is...

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January 28, 2017

Iraqis sue to block Trump anti-immigration order

Immigration lawyers sued today to block President Donald Trump’s order halting the entry of refugees and foreign nationals from seven predominantly Muslim countries to the United States, saying numerous...

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January 28, 2017

UK PM says Turkey stood ‘in defence of democracy’ against coup

British Prime Minister Theresa May said in Ankara today that Turkey should maintain human rights and the rule of law, alluding to the arrests and sackings of thousands of...

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January 28, 2017

UN: Lack of funds have halved Iraq refugee food rations

The World Food Programme (WFP) said yesterday that it had halved the food rations distributed to 1.4 million Iraqis displaced in the war against Daesh because of delays in...

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January 28, 2017

5 Iraqis, 1 Yemeni barred from flight to New York

Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York today following President Donald Trump’s ban on the entry of citizens...

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January 28, 2017

UN agencies urge Trump to allow refugees entry to US

The United Nations refugee agency and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) called on the Trump administration today to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its...

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January 28, 2017

Tunisia’s Ennahda discusses local elections

The Tunisian centre-right Ennahda party launched yesterday evening the proceedings of its eighth meeting of its consultative Shura Council to discuss several issues, including local and partisan election legislation....

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