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October 31, 2016

A brief history of France and Britain’s grotesque treatment of refugees in Calais

As much as French officials would like to claim that the so-called “Jungle” refugee camp in Calais has been “cleared”, it is unlikely that this will be the last...

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October 31, 2016

The era of assassinations in Egypt

The assassination of Adel Ragai, commander of the Egyptian army’s Ninth Armoured Division, in front of his house last week, has opened the door to a number of...

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October 31, 2016

Israeli soldiers attack Palestinian schoolchildren

Israeli soldiers used slingshots to hurl stones at Palestinian schoolchildren they are deployed to protect, footage posted on YouTube shows. The video taken on 25 October at 13:05 and...

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October 31, 2016

Between victory and defeat in Mosul

The Iraqi forces, in cooperation with an international alliance, will free the city of Mosul and the Nineveh province in northern Iraq and Daesh will be forced out of...

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October 31, 2016

Moroccan rights groups call for ban on polygamy and underage marriage

A number of civil society organisations in Morocco have called for a ban on polygamy and underage marriage. The Civil Organisation for the Advocacy of Civil and Political Rights...

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October 31, 2016

Oman will not reject a common Gulf currency

The director of the Central Bank of Oman in a statement said that a common Gulf currency is no longer a matter of dispute and it would only be...

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October 31, 2016

Turkey warned ‘death penalty is incompatible with Europe’

Turkey was warned against re-establishing the death penalty by the Council of Europe yesterday, as Ankara stepped up its crackdown on the failed July coup by firing 10,000 more...

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October 31, 2016

France: 52% believe apology is owed for colonisation of Algeria

Some 52 per cent of people in France believe that the government should officially apologise for “the killings and atrocities committed by the French army during the occupation of...

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October 31, 2016

Hezbollah-backed candidate selected as Lebanon president

After being without a head of state for 29 months, and having 45 failed attempts to elect a president, Lebanon has finally chosen the Hezbollah-backed candidate Michel Aoun to...

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October 31, 2016

Britain to open naval base in Bahrain

In its latest push to strengthen economic and military ties in the Arabian Gulf, Britain is set to open a naval base in Bahrain next month, the Daily Mail...

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