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October 24, 2016

France starts clearing ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais

France began clearing the sprawling “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais today, with hundreds carrying suitcases queuing outside a hangar to be resettled in reception centres across the country. The...

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October 24, 2016

German: 35 Turkish diplomats applied for asylum

Some 35 Turkish citizens with diplomatic passports applied for asylum in Germany after a failed military coup in Turkey in July that was followed by a crackdown on suspected...

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October 24, 2016

Poland accuses Egypt of selling warships to Russia for $1

Poland’s defence minister has accused Egypt of selling two French-made Mistral warships to Russia for just $1. Antoni Macierewicz accused Egypt of the sale during a parliamentary debate last...

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October 24, 2016

Number of female Israeli combat soldiers on the rise

The number of female Israeli soldiers in combat units has almost doubled over the past four years, Al Mesryoon reported an Israeli TV channel saying yesterday. Israeli combat soldiers...

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October 24, 2016

Rights group: Egypt hindering investigation into prisoner torture

Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) has accused the country’s Ministry of Interior of limiting access to prisoners in an effort to cover up cases of torture. NCHR...

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October 24, 2016

Tunisia holds first judicial elections

Tunisia “is experiencing today a milestone in the history of Tunisia”, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said yesterday after the country held its first High Judicial Council elections. This new...

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October 24, 2016

Crossings at Erez in September was lowest monthly total in 2016

The number of crossings in September at the Israeli-controlled Erez checkpoint in the northern Gaza Strip fell to a new low for the year, according to newly-published data from...

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October 24, 2016

Israeli settlers establish new ‘outpost’ in the Jordan Valley

Israeli settlers are establishing a new outpost in the northern Jordan Valley on privately owned Palestinian land. According to the Haaretz report, although Israeli authorities have not authorised its...

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October 24, 2016

BBC: Syrian child refugees making British clothes in Turkey

Syrian refugee children have been working in factories in Turkey making clothes for British high street retailer Marks & Spencer and online store ASOS, an investigation by BBC Panorama...

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October 24, 2016

Battle for Mosul can shape or break Iraq further

"Mosul is not be the end of Daesh or the end of extremism in this region. They will go back to more asymmetric warfare..."...

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