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September 23, 2016

Gaza soldier injured by shell launched from Egypt

A member of the Gaza Strip’s Interior Ministry’s security apparatus was injured yesterday evening by an artillery shell fired from Egypt, the ministry revealed. In a statement, the ministry’s...

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September 23, 2016

Lawyer: Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prison face torture, filthy living conditions

Palestinian prisoners held in Israel’s Etzion prison have been assaulted, tortured, while enduring squalid living conditions, according to testimonies collected by a lawyer from the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners’...

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September 23, 2016

5 minors jailed over Red Sea island protests in Egypt

An Egyptian court sentenced five minors to five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($11,264) for protesting against a decision to transfer two Red Sea...

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September 23, 2016

US will have ‘no tolerance’ for Iraqi abuses in Mosul

A senior US diplomatic official said that there would be “no tolerance” for sectarian torture and other abuses that may be perpetrated by Iraqi forces and allied Shia militias...

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September 23, 2016

Iraq’s problems are bigger than Daesh

President Barack Obama has said that he wants to strike at the heart of Daesh by the end of the year. In a meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister,...

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September 23, 2016

Jewish National Fund confirms grants to West Bank settlement projects

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) in the United States has confirmed that it grants money to projects based in, or benefiting, illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The...

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September 23, 2016

Pentagon: Daesh used chemical weapon in attack against US base

Daesh forces fired chemical weapons at US troops in Iraq, the Pentagon has confirmed. The attack came from a powdered mustard weapon, a banned chemical weapon, disguised in a...

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September 23, 2016

France, Britain urge UN action for toxic gas use in Syria

The U.N. Security Council has given an international inquiry five more weeks to complete its report on who is to blame for toxic gas attacks in Syria as UN...

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September 23, 2016

Turkey aims to establish safe zone in northern Syria

Turkey aims to open up a safe zone in northern Syria as part of an ongoing military operation there, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday. “Here is our goal: We...

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September 23, 2016

40 truckfuls of food aid for Syrians set to spoil

The UN on Thursday warned that 40 trucks of food languishing at the Turkish-Syrian border, waiting for permission from the Syrian regime, will be expiring next Monday. “Forty trucks are sitting...

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