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October 30, 2016

Daesh claims responsibility for fatal stabbing in Hamburg

A follower of Daesh was responsible for a stabbing attack on two youths in the German city of Hamburg two weeks ago, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said...

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October 30, 2016

War pushes Yemen to partition, thwarting peace efforts

Yemen has endured thousands of air strikes and the deaths of more than 10,000 people in a 19-month war that has also unleashed hunger on the desperately poor country...

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October 30, 2016

Turkey sacks more than 10,000 civil servants over links with failed coup

Turkish authorities have dismissed more than 10,000 civil servants over their suspected links with US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed by Ankara for orchestrating the failed coup in July. Thousands...

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October 30, 2016

Arab coalition air strike kills 33 in Yemen

Arab coalition warplanes struck a prison in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, killing at least 33 people including inmates, a local official, relatives and medical sources in the Houthi-controlled...

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October 30, 2016

US State Department orders family of employees in Istanbul to leave country

The US State Department updated its travel warning on Turkey on Saturday, ordering family members of consulate employees in Istanbul to leave the country, citing threats against US citizens....

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October 30, 2016

Car blast kills four in central Benghazi

A car exploded late on Saturday in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi killing four people and wounding at least 14, security and medical officials said. Among those killed in...

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October 30, 2016

Daesh claims responsibility for attack outside US embassy in Nairobi

A follower of Daesh was responsible for an attack last week on a Kenyan police officer outside a US embassy in Nairobi, the group’s Amaq news agency said on...

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October 30, 2016

4 Egyptian troops killed in Sinai clashes

At least four army troops have been killed in clashes with militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the Egyptian military said. In a Sunday statement, military spokesman Brigadier-General Mohamed Samir...

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October 30, 2016

Erdogan warns of Shia militia entering Iraq’s Tal Afar

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday raised concerns about the advance of a Shia militia towards the Tal Afar district of Iraq’s Mosul province. During a Turkish Republic Day...

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October 30, 2016

Sheikh el-mahshi

Any yogurt-based dish is automatically my favourite. The way yogurt becomes velvety and smooth after it’s cooked is just amazing. My fellow Levantines feel the same way, as they...

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