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November 3, 2016

Russia tells opposition forces to leave Syria’s Aleppo by Friday evening

Russia and the Syrian army on Wednesday told anti-government opposition in Aleppo to leave by Friday evening, signaling an extended moratorium on air strikes in the city. The Russian Defence...

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November 2, 2016

Mosul under Daesh: hardship, terror and swift ‘justice’

Whenever members of Daesh’s Mosul vice squad find a woman without gloves, they pull out a pair of pliers. What follows is just one of a wide range of...

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November 2, 2016

Turkey differs with Russia on Syria’s future

Turkey has differences of opinion with Russia about Syria’s political change, the country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said today. “We have some differences of opinion if it will be...

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November 2, 2016

16,000 people displaced since start of Mosul op

More than 3,000 civilians were evacuated from eastern districts of Mosul today, military sources said. Major-General Sami Al-Aredi, a commander of Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces, said in a televised statement...

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November 2, 2016

Israel demolishes Bedouin village for 105th time

Israeli bulldozers raided and demolished the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb in the Negev desert for the 105th time this morning. Officers from Israeli police’s Yoav unit, the section...

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November 2, 2016

2 Palestinians to compete for global teaching prize

Two Palestinian teachers from the occupied West Bank district of Nablus qualified to participate in the Global Teacher Prize organised by the Varkey Foundation. A Palestinian teacher, Hanan Al-Hroub,...

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November 2, 2016

Amnesty evicted from its Moscow office

Amnesty International, a campaign group which has accused the Kremlin of violating human rights with its bombing campaign in Syria, was evicted from its Moscow office today. The Moscow...

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November 2, 2016

Israeli court orders release of Brit whose confession was obtained under torture

A British man today remains in Israeli custody in spite of a court ruling that he be released after a judge found that his confession was extracted under physical...

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November 2, 2016

Pro-Israel activists smear student solidarity with Palestine

Israel advocacy groups and individuals are seeking to undermine Palestine solidarity activism on British campuses, using Islamophobic abuse and false accusations of antisemitism. Last Thursday, former Israeli army officer...

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November 2, 2016

Kuwait bans candidates from running in elections

Some 47 candidates hoping to partake in the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections have been banned from running, Kuwait Times reported. Many of those on the list are opposition members...

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