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September 10, 2017

Iranian warship turns away US battleship

A rocket-bearing Iranian military vessel confronted an American battleship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news agency reported Sunday,...

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September 10, 2017

The Palestinian response to Israeli violence is remarkably restrained

I read something last week which looked very familiar; Myanmar state violence against the Rohingya people was said to be a “response” to an attack on police officers by...

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September 10, 2017

Suicide bomber kills six people in central Somalia

At least 6 people died on Sunday after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant just outside a senior official’s office in the central Somali city of...

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September 10, 2017

More than 300 Syrian refugees rescued, arrive in Cyprus

Two boats crowded with 305 Syrian refugees arrived in Cyprus overnight, police said on Sunday, one of the largest group landings of migrants to the island since the outbreak...

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September 10, 2017

Egyptian security forces kill 10 suspected militants in Cairo

Egypt’s security forces killed 10 suspected militants on Sunday in a shootout during a raid on two apartments in central Cairo, two security sources said. Three policemen were injured...

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September 10, 2017

Netanyahu’s son under fire over ‘anti-Semitic’ imagery on Facebook

From an argument over dog poo to an alleged anti-Semitic caricature he posted on Facebook, Yair Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister’s 26-year-old son, is courting controversy with his social...

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September 10, 2017

Egypt may reject 59,000 tonnes of French wheat

Egypt is considering rejecting 59,000 tonnes of French wheat purchased by state grain buyer GASC due to the presence of poppy seeds, the second cargo to come under such...

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September 10, 2017

Amid tension, Trump and Turkey’s Erdogan agree to strengthen ties

US President Donald Trump and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Saturday and agreed to continue to work toward stronger ties and regional security, Erdogan’s office said, a day after...

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September 10, 2017

5 suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strikes

Five suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in drone strikes on two villages in Yemen’s al Baida governorate on Saturday, a local official and residents said. “The strikes targeted...

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September 10, 2017

Lebanon arrests former mayor in border town near Syria

Lebanese security forces arrested a former mayor of the town of Arsal near the Syrian border on Saturday in connection with the capture of Lebanese soldiers, security sources said....

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