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February 11, 2016

Davutoglu: Russia will be defeated in Syria as it was in Afghanistan

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said that Russia will withdraw in defeat from Syria similar to the country’s previous defeat in Afghanistan. He added: “It is time to...
February 11, 2016

Helped by Russian warplanes, Kurds advance in northern Aleppo

Under the cover of the Russian airstrikes, Kurdish fighters affiliate with the Kurdish Democratic Union Party gained control of a number of villages and neighbourhoods north of Aleppo over...

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February 11, 2016

500 Syrians killed and 50,000 fled since beginning of Aleppo battles

Some 500 individuals were killed, at least 100 of whom were civilians, since the beginning of the Assad regime’s attack on Aleppo in early February, the Syrian Observatory for...

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February 10, 2016

Ex-Israeli PM to serve 19-month jail term for corruption

Israel’s Jerusalem Magistrate on Wednesday extended a jail sentence handed down earlier against former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert after the latter was convicted on bribery charges. Israeli daily Yedioth...

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February 10, 2016

Will Saudi really send ground troops to Syria?

As the one year anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition’s intervention in Yemen draws nearer, Saudi Brigadier General Ahmed Asiri announced to Al-Arabiya TV that the Kingdom is likely to...

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February 10, 2016

Does Palestine need elections?

It is difficult to give a definite answer to the question of whether or not Palestine needs elections in light of the fact that most of the reconciliation efforts...

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February 10, 2016

Tunisia struggles to cope with radicalised youth

The Tunisian parliament has voted in favour of changes to a law which will ensure that detainees have a right to an attorney. The legislative revision comes at a...

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February 10, 2016

US intelligence agency rules out recapturing Mosul in 2016

The US will not launch any major operation to recapture Mosul from Daesh’s group this year, a senior intelligence official said yesterday. During his speech to Congress, Marine Lieutenant...

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February 10, 2016

Russia proposed new plan to end Syria war

Russia proposed a new plan to Washington to resolve the Syrian crisis, noting that it did not include the removal of President Bashar Al-Assad, the Anadolu Agency reported a...

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February 10, 2016

Prosecution demands death sentence in Morsi’s ‘Qatar espionage’ case

Egypt’s public prosecution demanded on Tuesday handing down the death penalty to former President Mohammad Morsi and ten other defendants over charges of espionage and for revealing national security...

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