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December 8, 2016

Opposition seek ceasefire with Syrian army closer to retaking Aleppo

Syrian opposition forces in besieged eastern Aleppo called on Wednesday for an immediate five-day ceasefire and the evacuation of civilians and wounded, but gave no indication they were ready...

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December 8, 2016

Six Western powers call for immediate ceasefire in Aleppo; Moscow does not rule out an agreement

Six Western powers have issued a joint statements calling for “an immediate ceasefire” in Aleppo and describing the current situation in the country as a “humanitarian disaster”. The United...

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December 8, 2016

Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Salim al-Jabouri

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December 7, 2016

King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Bahrain

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December 7, 2016

Saudi King calls for unity to end regional instability

“We have to intensify our efforts to consolidate security and stability of our region,” Saudi Arabia’s King Salman told Gulf leaders during the 37th GCC Summit in the Bahraini...

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December 7, 2016

Iraq approves 2017 budget to Kurdish objections

Iraq’s parliament approved the 2017 budget today, lawmakers said, but a member of the Kurdish KDP said his party stayed away from the vote and differences between Baghdad and...

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December 7, 2016

Turkey summons German envoy over treatment of Turkish lawmaker

Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the German ambassador to Ankara today, ministry sources said, hours after President Tayyip Erdogan criticised the treatment of a senior ruling party lawmaker by police...

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December 7, 2016

Kobler: Libyan Political Agreement has stalled and is not set

The stalled Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) is not set in stone, according to United Nations Mission in Libya chief Martin Kobler. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council today,...

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December 7, 2016

Talks underway to hold Palestinian reconciliation meeting in Egypt

A member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Saleh Zeidan, revealed yesterday that consultations are underway to arrange for a meeting for Palestinian factions in...

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December 7, 2016

Emirati student shot dead by US police

An Emirati citizen was shot and killed after he crashed his car and proceeded to struggle with an Ohio police officer, officials said yesterday. Twenty-six-year-old Saif Nasser Mubarak Alameri,...

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