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September 21, 2016

Daesh prepares ‘river of fire’ to defend Mosul

Daesh is building a moat around Mosul in northern Iraq in preparation for a long, hard battle against US-backed Iraqi government forces for the biggest city still in their...

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September 21, 2016

Oxfam: Yemen is on the brink of catastrophe

Yemen has been pushed to the brink of catastrophe by 18 months of war, Oxfam stated in their latest report. The charity conducted a survey of 1,000 people who fled...

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September 21, 2016

Turkey seeks extension to ruling allowing military action in Iraq, Syria

The Turkish government yesterday submitted a motion to Parliament asking for a one year extension to the mandate which allows military action to be taken when necessary in Syria...

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September 21, 2016

Canadian company helped Bahrain censor the internet

Canadian technology company Netsweeper helped the Bahraini government in their bid to censor the internet against content they deem inappropriate, according to a new report by the Citizen Lab at...

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September 21, 2016

Haftar, Tobruk government call for dismissal of UN envoy

Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has attacked the UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler calling him a “failure” and demanded he be fired. The former general who was...

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September 21, 2016

Iraqi finance minister sacked

Iraq’s parliament removed Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari from office today over corruption allegations, a move that risks further destabilising the major OPEC producer’s fragile economy as it struggles with...

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September 21, 2016

Egypt urges West to release tycoon’s funds

Egypt’s prosecutor-general yesterday sent a request to judicial authorities in three countries to unfreeze the assets of business tycoon Hussein Salem and his family following a final reconciliation with...

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September 21, 2016

US claims Russian planes attacked aid convoy heading to Aleppo

US defence officials now believe that Russian planes dropped the bombs that destroyed a UN aid convoy that killed at least 20 people, the Guardian reported. Earlier yesterday, UN...

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September 21, 2016

Iraqi forces battle Daesh over Shirqat

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi announced the launch of a military offensive yesterday to retake the northern Iraqi city of Shirqat, in the Salahuddin province, from Daesh. Al-Abadi made...

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September 21, 2016

Kuwaiti royal jailed for criticising the monarchy

A Kuwaiti court yesterday sentenced a member of the royal family to three years in jail on charges of insulting the Kuwaiti Emir and other royals. Sheikh Abdullah Salem...

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