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November 9, 2016

Israel says it blocked Palestinian bid to join Interpol

An attempt by the Palestinians to push for membership of global police organisation Interpol was rejected in a vote at the body’s congress in Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, the...

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November 9, 2016

Syrian army says it has taken the Aleppo district, opposition say battle continues

The Syrian army said it had taken a strategic district of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would mark the most important advance in the divided city by Damascus and...

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November 9, 2016

Portugal anti-terror police arrest 20 neo-Nazis over hate crimes

Police from Portugal’s National Anti-Terrorism Unit arrested 20 ultra-nationalists on Tuesday in an operation that involved searches across the country as part of an investigation into attempted murder and...

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November 8, 2016

Yemen’s FM reaffirms rejection of UN peace plan

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Abdul Malik Al-Mikhlafi reiterated Tuesday his government’s rejection of a UN peace plan suggested two weeks ago by the UN envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. The...

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November 8, 2016

Security threat prompts Albania to relocate match with Israel

Albania has moved Saturday’s World Cup European Group G qualifier with Israel from the northern city of Shkoder to a venue near the capital Tirana due to security concerns,...

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November 8, 2016

EU diplomats call on Israel to end Gaza siege

Ambassadors from nearly two dozen European Union countries have called for an end to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian enclave has been hard hit...

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November 8, 2016

African Union unveils new Libya peace initiative

The African Union on Tuesday announced a new initiative aimed at fostering “all-inclusive” political dialogue in Libya with a view to reaching a negotiated settlement between the North African...

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November 8, 2016

Iran makes coded threat to Iraqi Kurds

Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military aide to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reminded the Iraqi Kurds of their Aryan origin and their Iranian...

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November 8, 2016

Hungarian parliament rejects refugee ban

Hungary’s parliament today narrowly voted down a plan by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to reject EU quotas for accepting refugees, a setback for the maverick leader that could weaken...

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November 8, 2016

Amnesty urges Prince Charles to highlight Bahrain’s human rights record

Amnesty International has urged Britain’s Prince Charles to highlight the plight of Bahrainis campaigning for basic human rights during his tour of the Arabian Gulf. Human rights activists across...

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