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January 6, 2017

UK rejects Saleh’s ‘irresponsible’ denial Yemen peace deal terms

The British Ambassador to Yemen, Edmund Fitton-Brown, yesterday described as “irresponsible” statements made by the former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in which he rejected the terms of reference...

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January 6, 2017

Washington supports Astana talks on Syria

The United States is encouraging Syria peace talks prepared by Russia later this month in the Kazakh capital Astana and hopes they will be a step toward peace, Reuters...

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January 6, 2017

UN urges faster transfer of migrants from Greek islands during winter

Thousands of migrants stranded on Greek islands should be quickly transferred to the mainland or other European countries due to cold temperatures and poor living conditions, the United Nation’s...

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January 6, 2017

US: Daesh leader killed in Syria airstrike

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that it has killed a Syria-based Iraqi national who is a leader in the Daesh extremist organisation, as well as confirming...

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January 6, 2017

The week in pictures

The last 7 days in pictures......

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January 6, 2017

Netanyahu questioned for the second time

Israeli police began yesterday the second round of questioning with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over allegations of “receiving gifts and bribes” from businessmen. Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported...

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January 6, 2017

Pro-regime soldiers join opposition in Wadi Barada

A group of Syrian regime soldiers deflected yesterday from their ranks and joined rebels fighting in Wadi Barada, near Damascus, media spokesman of the Free Syrian Army in the...

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January 6, 2017

Turkey kills 32 Daesh militants in north Syria

The Turkish military and allied Syrian opposition fighters killed 32 Daesh militants in the latest clashes in northern Syria yesterday, Turkey’s armed forces said in a statement today. In...

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January 6, 2017

Israel is using prison as collective punishment of the Palestinians

A report compiled by Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society and Al-Mezan Centre for Human Rights has explained the statistics of the arrest and imprisonment of Palestinians by Israel in...

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January 6, 2017

Israel is the main destination for MPs’ junkets, so why isn't anyone talking about it?

Is there nothing special about the pro-Israel lobby in Westminster? Patently not. There is nothing special about large amounts of money — be they from left-wing trade unions; neoliberal...

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