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November 4, 2016

UN: Israel guilty of arbitrary detention in case of Palestinian child

A United Nations (UN) rights body has declared that Israel’s imprisonment of a Palestinian child without charge or trial constitutes arbitrary detention. The case of 16-year-old Hamza Hammad was...

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November 4, 2016

The media must not be held hostage by the pro-Israel lobby

Has President Jacob Zuma ever considered replacing his official spokesperson with David Saks of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies? Perhaps he should, for the two share an...

Blog
November 4, 2016

UNRWA to distribute funds to 300 Gaza families

UNRWA announced yesterday that it will be distributing $1.46 million for reconstruction projects in the Gaza Strip, with $1 million being spent on reconstruction and a further $462,200 being...

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November 4, 2016

Yemen: Government accepts UN peace plan with reservations

Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obaid Bin Daghr said Thursday that his government had accepted a peace plan proposed by Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN’s special envoy for Yemen....

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November 4, 2016

Palestinian man shot dead after confrontation

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who tried to stab a soldier near a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the military said. The soldier was attacked...

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November 4, 2016

UK must manage asylum seekers on its own soil, French presidential hopefuls say

Britain must handle asylum seekers on its own territory rather than leave that to France, conservative candidates for France’s presidential election said in a TV debate, highlighting that Franco-British...

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November 4, 2016

The operation to liberate Mosul

Iraqis, who have fled from clashes between the Iraqi army and Daesh at Kokchali and other neighbourhoods of Mosul, wait to get transferred to the refugee camps in Khazir...

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November 4, 2016

Russian helicopter downed in Syria - agencies quoting Russia's defence ministry

A Russian helicopter made an emergency landing near Syria’s Palmyra city on Thursday, and was shot at after it touched down, but the crew returned safely to the Hmeimim...

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November 3, 2016

Boat that attacked gas tanker off Yemen carried explosives - shipowner

Unknown assailants who opened fire on a gas tanker last week off the coast of Yemen were also carrying a “substantial amount of explosives”, the vessel’s owner said on...

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November 3, 2016

No plan so far for US advisors to go into Mosul - US military

Iraq is not planning for US military advisors to accompany Iraqi forces inside the city of Mosul, at least for now, a US military spokesman said on Thursday, potentially...

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