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December 28, 2016

Al-Shabaab confiscate Somali farmers’ livestock

At least 20 people have been killed in the latest clashes between Al-Shabaab militants and civilians in the Dumaye district situated in the Mudug region in central Somalia, after...

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December 28, 2016

Report: 20 Iraqi journalists killed in 2016

As many as 20 Iraqi journalists were killed this year, bringing the total number of journalists killed since the US occupation of Iraq in 2003 to 455, a new...

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December 28, 2016

Kerry: Status quo in Israel leading to continued occupation

Israel’s actions in the West Bank are leading towards a one-state reality and continued occupation of the Palestinians, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned in a speech today. Speaking...

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December 28, 2016

Syrian opposition discuss ceasefire proposal with Turkey

Syria’s main opposition groups were discussing with Turkey a ceasefire proposal being negotiated with Russia but had rejected Moscow’s demand to exclude one of their strongholds near the capital...

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December 28, 2016

Israel approves settler building in occupied East Jerusalem

Israel approved construction of a multi-storey building for settlers in occupied East Jerusalem today, an NGO said, after postponing authorisation of hundreds of other homes ahead of a speech...

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December 28, 2016

Bahrainis celebrate Jewish holiday of Hanukkah

A video showing Arabs in traditional dress and Orthodox Jews dancing together to Hasidic music. ...

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December 28, 2016

Iran’s poor forced to seek shelter in graves

Iranian social media activists have disseminated shocking images showing approximately 50 impoverished people living in graves near the capital Tehran, causing widespread outrage against the theocratic regime. Several Iranian...

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December 28, 2016

The Battle of Aleppo is Putin’s gift to Trump

Those who serve as guarantors in the Syrian crisis, as it relates to the Geneva agreement and the beginning of the Vienna peace talks, are the same powers that...

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December 28, 2016

Why can we blame refugee policy for terrorism in Europe but not foreign policy?

When WikiLeaks published an article in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks suggesting that aggressive British, US and French foreign policy might be held partly responsible for the...

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December 28, 2016

UK instrumental in getting anti-settlement resolution passed

Britain played a leading behind the scene role in pushing through last Friday’s UN Security Council resolution, which declared Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem illegal...

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