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November 1, 2016

Inquiry: UN peacekeepers failed to respond to South Sudan hotel attack

United Nations peacekeepers failed to respond to an attack on civilians by South Sudanese government troops at the Hotel Terrain in the capital Juba in July, less than a...

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November 1, 2016

Italian president meets with Abbas during first visit to West Bank

Italian President Sergio Mattarella today expressed his appreciation for the link between his country and Palestine during his first visit to the occupied Palestinian territory. In a joint press...

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November 1, 2016

Nile turns murky

Cairo residents awoke yesterday to find the river Nile had turned from blue to murky brown. Experts said the change in the colour of the water, and the sand...

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November 1, 2016

Russia: All fighters left in Aleppo are legitimate targets

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed that Moscow considers all armed groups in Eastern Aleppo “legitimate targets” because they cooperate with Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham, formerly known as the Al-Nusra...

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November 1, 2016

3 killed in blasts in Baghdad

At least two Iraqi civilians and one army officer were killed yesterday when two bombs went off in different parts of the capital, according to an Iraqi police officer....

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November 1, 2016

Why Palestinians want to sue Britain

On the 99th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Ramzy Baroud looks at the continuing impact of that letter...

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November 1, 2016

US extends sanctions on Sudan for another year

The United States has extended sanctions on Sudan for another year due to the “extraordinary threat” Khartoum’s policies pose to the national security of the United States. The sanctions,...

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November 1, 2016

Algeria’s War of Independence from France

1.5 million people perished in the seven and a half year Algerian War which erupted in 1954...

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November 1, 2016

Turkey wants Mosul offensive to end before Raqqah operation begins

Turkey wants the operation on Raqqah, Daesh’s main stronghold in Syria, to start after the Mosul campaign comes to an end, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said yesterday. “Turkey’s...

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November 1, 2016

Kuwait may ban expats working in public sector

Kuwaiti authorities are discussing a move to stop employing expatriates in public sector jobs as part of a “Kuwaitification” policy. In a report by local Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai, sources cited...

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