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January 4, 2017

Iraq Kurds close down Yazidi aid organisation

Iraqi Kurdish authorities in areas governed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have shuttered a Yazidi aid organisation on Monday after claiming that it had been involved in political...

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January 4, 2017

Steep drop in Middle Eastern tourists to Turkey

There has been a sharp decline in the number of Arab tourists visiting Turkey, with flight reservations down an estimated 16 per cent in early 2017. The nightclub shooting...

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January 4, 2017

Number of refugees travelling to Europe reduced in 2016

The number of illegal migrants and refugees crossing to Europe from Turkey fell in 2016 to the lowest number recorded over the past two years, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported...

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January 4, 2017

Turkey to Iran: Stop Syria truce violations

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on Iran to exert pressure on Shia-backed militias and the Syrian regime of President Bashar Al-Assad to stop violating a ceasefire in Syria,...

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January 4, 2017

Israel urged to reject revocation of convicted Palestinian’s citizenship

Two Israeli human rights groups have urged a court to reject a request by Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri to revoke the citizenship of a Palestinian convicted of attempted...

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January 4, 2017

Israeli soldier guilty of manslaughter after shooting motionless Palestinian

An Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian was convicted of manslaughter by a three-judge panel at a Tel Aviv military court today. According to reports, Justice Maya Heller...

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January 4, 2017

PA arrested more than 2000 Palestinians in 2016

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights has revealed that the Palestinian Authority summonsed and arrested 2,214 Palestinian citizens during 2016, Quds Press reported on Tuesday. In a report, the...

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January 4, 2017

Israelis extend detention of epileptic Palestinian boy

The Israeli occupation authorities have extended the detention of Ahmed Mahmoud Khaddour, aged 16, who suffers from partial epilepsy. The young Palestinian will be held until at least Thursday,...

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January 4, 2017

Hamas slams PA for establishing election court

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has slammed the Palestinian Authority for establishing a new court to look into issues related to local elections, Safa news agency reported on Tuesday....

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January 4, 2017

Turkey identifies Istanbul attacker, manhunt goes on

Turkey has established the identity of the gunman who killed 39 people in an attack on an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day, its foreign minister said, and further...

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