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August 30, 2017

Egypt puts 56 people on terrorist list

Egypt’s criminal court put today 56 people on the terrorist list, state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported. According to MENA, the defendants, who were convicted in the so-called...

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August 30, 2017

Israeli settlements an obstacle to two-state solution, says UN Secretary General

Israel’s settlement activity is illegal and represents a “major obstacle” to the implementation of the two-state solution, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned today. Speaking at a press...

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August 30, 2017

‘Gates of Hell’: Iraqi army says fighting near Tal Afar worse than Mosul

Iraqi forces battling to retake the small town of al-‘Ayadiya where militants fleeing Tal Afar have entrenched themselves, saying on Tuesday the fighting is “multiple times worse” than the...

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August 29, 2017

As Sudan seeks sanctions relief, US presses religious freedom

The United States has raised the issue of religious freedom during talks about easing sanctions on Sudan, the new head of the US Agency for International Development said in...

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August 29, 2017

Civilian death toll rising in Syria’s Raqqa, NGO warns

At least 27 civilians were killed within the last 48 hours in Syria’s Daesh-held city of Raqqa amid fierce airstrikes carried out by a US-led coalition, according to a...

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August 29, 2017

UN: No migrant deaths in Mediterranean in last 20 days

There have been no deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea in last 20 days, the UN Migration Agency said on Tuesday. “Since 9 August, IOM, the UN Migration...

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August 29, 2017

UAE criticises ‘colonial’ role of Iran, Turkey in Syria

The United Arab Emirates urged Iran and Turkey on Monday to end what it called their “colonial” actions in Syria, signalling unease about diminishing Gulf Arab influence in the war. Allied...

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August 29, 2017

Settlers threaten to sexually assault Palestinian woman

Israeli rights group B’Tselem released a video today showing a group of settlers from Israel’s illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron hurling...

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August 29, 2017

Egypt: Verdict in Irish man’s trial delayed

The trial of Irish-Egyptian Ibrahim Halawa was postponed once again yesterday, however Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has promised to return him to Ireland as soon as the court...

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August 29, 2017

The call of the sky: Transcending the borders of the occupation

In a psychotic state, a 16 year old young woman patient from the West Bank went beyond the confines of her own boundaries: “I saw the sky turned red...

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