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December 2, 2016

HRW: Russia, Syria behind Aleppo ‘war crimes’

The Russian-Syrian alliance committed war crimes during a month-long aerial and artillery bombardment campaign against opposition-controlled eastern Aleppo in September and October, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. The...

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December 2, 2016

Trump elects Israeli settlements critic as defence secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump has sparked concerns following his announcement that he intends to nominate General James Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defence. The retired US Marine Corps...

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December 2, 2016

Lieberman to UN: Forget Israel, focus on Syria

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned the UN that it risks becoming “irrelevant” in a meeting yesterday with the ambassadors of 13 countries. “What has been happening these past...

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December 2, 2016

Libya’s outgoing UN ambassador attacks international community

Libya’s outgoing UN ambassador has launched a scathing attack on the international community for its interference in his country’s internal affairs. Ibrahim Dabbashi protested to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon...

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December 2, 2016

UK to help Tunisia build 2 hospitals

Tunisia and the UK have yesterday signed an agreement to fund the building of two multidisciplinary hospitals in the Tunisian cities of Gabes and Beja. The agreement was signed...

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December 2, 2016

UN Envoy to Yemen arrives in Aden

UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrived in the temporary Yemeni capital Aden yesterday to meet with President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. His visit comes after the...

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December 2, 2016

Despite fierce fighting, Daesh still making gains in Libya

Daesh is continuing to regroup in other areas of Libya, the United States’ special envoy for Libya has warned. In a hearing statement, US Department of State Special Envoy,...

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December 2, 2016

Abbas’ 3-hour speech interrupted 300 times

Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas was lauded nearly 300 times during his three-hour speech at the party’s seventh congress on Wednesday. In his speech, Abbas presented attendees a list of...

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December 2, 2016

Iraq: UN says Mosul death toll ‘staggering’

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) has described casualty figures it released on the ongoing battle for Mosul as “staggering”. Figures for November showed that 1,959 members...

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December 2, 2016

Essebsi meets EU officials to boost Tunisian economy

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is meeting European Union officials in Brussels to discuss ways to boost his country’s economy. “The first visit by a Tunisian president to European...

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