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October 1, 2017

Tunisia rescues 140 migrants off its coast

The Tunisian navy rescued 98 Tunisians fleeing to Europe when their boat started to sink off Kerkenah on the southeast coast late on Saturday, the national guard said. Separately,...

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October 1, 2017

Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war

Lebanon’s Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and said nowhere in Israel...

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October 1, 2017

Syrian Observatory: Daesh captures town from government

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday that Daesh fighters had seized control of the town of al-Qaryatayn in Homs province, part of a wider counterattack by...

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October 1, 2017

Syrian army, allies seize more of Jordanian frontier

The Syrian army and its allies seized control of nine positions at Syria’s border with Jordan, expanding their control at the southern frontier, a military news outlet run by...

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October 1, 2017

Hezbollah says Kurdish vote a step towards wider Mideast partition

The powerful Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Saturday that an Iraqi Kurdish independence vote marked a first step towards the partition of the Middle East, warning that this would...

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October 1, 2017

Iraqi PM presses case for Baghdad to receive Kurdistan oil revenue

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday pressed the case for the central government in Baghdad to receive the income from Kurdistan’s oilfields, saying the money would be used...

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October 1, 2017

Saudi authorities pursue Twitter user over women’s driving threat

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor issued an arrest warrant on Saturday for a Twitter user who called for anyone who supports women driving to be killed, days after a royal...

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October 1, 2017

Turkey’s Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish authorities ‘will pay price’ for vote

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Iraqi Kurdish authorities would pay the price for an independence referendum which was widely opposed by foreign powers. Iraq’s Kurds overwhelmingly backed...

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October 1, 2017

Armed forces of Iran and Iraq to hold joint border drills

Iranian and Iraqi central government forces are to hold joint military exercises near their borders, Iran’s state television reported on Saturday, as part of Tehran’s effort to support Baghdad...

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October 1, 2017

Turkish police arrest suspect in killing of Syrian activist

Turkish police arrested a suspect on Saturday in the killing of a Syrian opposition activist and her journalist daughter in Istanbul, a police source said. Ahmet Barakat, a distant...

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