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January 11, 2017

Al-Qaeda release video of Swiss hostage held in Mali

Al-Qaeda released a new video of Swiss missionary Beatrice Stockly on Tuesday to prove that she is still alive after being held hostage in Mali since January last year....

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January 11, 2017

Turkey to Iraq: No troop withdrawal until Mosul Op ends

Turkey will not withdraw its troops from its Bashiqa military camp in northern Iraq until the end of the Mosul offensive against the Daesh militant group, a senior Turkish...

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January 11, 2017

Palestinians in Israel protest against demolition of their homes

The High Follow-Up Committee for Arabs in Israel has called on Palestinian citizens to take part in a “comprehensive” countrywide strike in protest against the demolition of 11 homes...

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January 11, 2017

UN prepares blacklist of Israeli companies working in settlements

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is preparing a blacklist of Israeli companies working in the illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, an Israeli newspaper reported...

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January 11, 2017

Syria regime renews bombardment against Wadi Barada

The Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad has continued its violations of a nationwide ceasefire brokered by Turkey and Russia almost two weeks ago, and has bombed the strategic...

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January 11, 2017

Kurdish militants claim Izmir bomb attack

An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for last week’s car bomb attack on a checkpoint in western Turkey, a news agency which regularly...

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January 11, 2017

Hamas military wing condemns media campaign against ‘resistance tunnels’

The military wing of Hamas — the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades — has condemned a media campaign targeting the “resistance tunnels” in the Gaza Strip, Safa news agency reported on...

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January 11, 2017

Whitewashing Rafsanjani’s bloody legacy in Iran

The death of Hashemi Rafsanjani offers an interesting case study on the discourse surrounding the Iranian regime. While apologists for the regime in Tehran eulogise and lionise Rafsanjani’s...

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January 11, 2017

Iran decides not to upset nuke deal over US sanctions

Iran decided not to escalate a stand-off over the extension of US sanctions at a meeting of diplomats overseeing the nuclear deal it reached with world powers in 2015,...

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January 11, 2017

Respect election results or lose Moroccans’ support for democratisation

Describing the 7 October elections in Morocco as a political earthquake is no exaggeration. Given the mounting levels of literacy and social media savvy, votes in cities were expected...

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