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October 28, 2016

WHO: 1,410 suspected cholera cases in Yemen

The number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has ballooned to 1,410 within three weeks of the outbreak being declared, the World Health Organisation said today, as 18 months...

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October 28, 2016

Analysis: Facebook executives feel the heat of content controversies

After Facebook’s removal of an iconic Vietnam war photo stirred an international uproar last month, the social network’s executives quickly backtracked and cleared its publication. But the image –...

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October 28, 2016

Italy grants €3m to Palestinians

Italy is donating €3 million for emergency action in Palestine to support and enhance basic services to the most densely populated areas, a statement issued by the country’s foreign...
October 28, 2016

Protests in London as PM meets Bahraini King

King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa was met by protestors when he arrived at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday to discuss British-Bahraini bilateral relations with UK Prime Minister...

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October 28, 2016

Saudi, China increase security cooperation

Special forces from China and Saudi Arabia have held their first joint anti-terrorism drills, state media reported yesterday, in China’s latest effort to expand security ties with countries in...

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October 28, 2016

Should Abbas’ term be extended or is a change needed?

I won’t be exaggerating when I say that the upcoming months are going to be critical in deciding the fate of the entire Palestinian political system, which was established...

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October 28, 2016

Iranian gas flow to Turkey disrupted by PKK sabotage

The flow of Iranian natural gas to Turkey halted after an explosion hit a gas pipeline in eastern Turkey, a senior Iranian official told Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim...

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October 28, 2016

EU sanctions against Assad regime

The European Union yesterday imposed new sanctions against Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, including 10 senior officials, over their role in the “violent repression” practiced against Syria’s civilian population. The European...
October 28, 2016

Row after Israel permits limited Palestinian construction in West Bank

Israel’s security cabinet secretly voted last month to authorise a number of construction plans for Palestinians in Area C of the occupied West Bank. The news, reported in Haaretz...

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October 28, 2016

Shia militias prepare for offensive west of Mosul

An Iranian-backed Iraqi Shia paramilitary organisation are about to launch an offensive on Daesh positions west of Mosul, directly involving themselves in the military campaign to take back the...

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