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January 13, 2017

Russia: US should be involved in Syria peace talks

Russia has agreed for the United States to be involved in the Syrian peace talks planned for 23 January in Astana, though notably only after US President Barack Obama...

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January 13, 2017

Syria’s Al-Assad linked to WMD attacks for first time

International investigators have said for the first time that they suspect President Bashar Al-Assad and his brother are responsible for the use of chemical weapons use in the Syrian...

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January 13, 2017

Terrorism cannot be defeated without political reform

This week the National Intelligence Council (NIC), which is an arm of the US intelligence community that is in charge of long-term strategic analysis, published its assessment of the...

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January 13, 2017

British MPs call for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia, but government holds back

British MPs from all sides of the House of Commons have urged the government to impose an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia and expressed concern over the Saudi postponement...

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January 13, 2017

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January 13, 2017

France sees modest prospects Israel-Palestine peace talks

French President Francois Hollande yesterday played down prospects for Middle East peace talks this weekend in Paris, saying only direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians could resolve the conflict....

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January 13, 2017

Saudi energy minister expects fall in oil supply in two or three years

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Thursday that he expects a fall in the global oil market in two or three years. Khalid Al-Falih made his comments on the...

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January 13, 2017

Libya not accepting EU refugee deal

Libya’s UN-backed government has not accepted proposals by Rome aimed at cutting migrant and refugee flows to Italy and the two sides are “far apart” on the issue, Malta’s...

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January 13, 2017

Rival Libya government seizes ministries in Tripoli

National Salvation government forces have seized at least three ministries in Libya’s capital, following the current UN-backed government’s year-long failure to bring stability and order back to the war-torn...

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January 13, 2017

Hungarian camerawoman who tripped up fleeing refugees is convicted

Hungarian Camerawoman Petra László who was filmed tripping up fleeing refugees in 2015 was found guilty and sentenced to 3 years’ probation. Also read: Hungary to prosecute camerawoman who...

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