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September 2, 2016

A snapshot into the life of a Syrian child

A year after the picture of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi shock the world, the situation for refugees remains unchanged. Thousands are still risking their lives every day seeking safety...

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September 2, 2016

Egypt cuts baby formula subsidies in latest attempt to save economy

Egyptian mothers gathered yesterday in Cairo, blocking traffic, holding empty milk bottles and crying babies, to rally against severe shortages of subsidised baby formula. Egyptian Minister of Health and...

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September 2, 2016

Israeli court orders demolition of illegal settler outpost near Bethlehem

Israel’s Supreme Court yesterday ruled that an illegal Israeli settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem be demolished by March 2018. The decision sparked condemnation from...

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September 2, 2016

Ennahda Leader: Interior ministry forcing youth to join Daesh

Tunisia is forcing its youth to join Daesh as they have no access to moderate religious culture in the country, a senior member of Ennahda said. Rida Baroni said...

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September 2, 2016

Algeria to build security wall along Libya border

Algeria looks set to build a 120 kilometre-long wall along its border with Libya, Algerian and Libyan media sources reported. The wall along the 600-mile border is another step...

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September 2, 2016

‘Bloodletting in Iraq continues without let-up’

A total of 691 people were killed and another 1,016 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in August, the United Nations Assistance Mission...

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September 2, 2016

Camel accident kills two police officers in Oman

Two police officers were killed in Al-Mudhaibi province, 103 miles from the capital city Muscat, when the police car hit a stray camel. A police report from the Royal...

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September 2, 2016

Kuwait seizes 160kg of drugs smuggled from Iran

Kuwaiti security authorities have seized 160 kilogrammes of cannabis from smugglers who attempted to smuggle the drugs via Iran. Three men were arrested on Wednesday after the Drugs Control...

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September 2, 2016

Assad starving Syrians into submission

The Assad regime’s strangulation of Syrian towns and cities is leading to more areas falling back into government hands. Mass evacuations are expected in a number of areas which...

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September 2, 2016

Morocco’s PM rejects ‘caretaker’ label for his government

As Morocco gears up for parliamentary elections, which will be held in a few weeks, Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane said yesterday that he refuses his government to be labelled...

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