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October 27, 2016

Turkey vows to press Syria offensive despite warning from pro-Assad forces

Turkey said on Wednesday it will press its military offensive in Syria until Daesh is driven from the town of al-Bab, despite a warning from forces allied to Syrian President...

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October 26, 2016

Iran unveils ‘suicide drone’

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they had developed a “suicide drone” capable of delivering explosives to blow up targets at sea and on land. The new drone...

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October 26, 2016

Egypt pound falls more against dollar on black market

The Egyptian pound has fallen further against the US dollar, now trading at more than 16 pounds to the greenback, local forex traders said Wednesday. Traders, who preferred anonymity...

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October 26, 2016

Gas tanker attacked near key shipping lane off Yemen

Unknown assailants attacked a gas tanker off the coast of Yemen close to the Bab Al-Mandab waterway in the latest flare up in an area through which much of...

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October 26, 2016

Germany: We need Turkey’s support for Syria

Europe needs Turkey’s support to reach a cease-fire in Syria and address the crises of the region, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday. Speaking at a joint news conference...

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October 26, 2016

NATO accuses Russia of aggravating situation in Aleppo

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Wednesday accused Russia of aggravating the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo, calling on Moscow to put an end to hostilities and allow aid into the northern Syrian...

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October 26, 2016

Israel recalls UNESCO ambassador in protest at Jerusalem resolutions

Israel on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to UNESCO for consultations after the UN culture body adopted a second resolution in two weeks that Israeli leaders said ignored Judaism’s connection...

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October 26, 2016

UNHCR: 2016 deadliest year for refugees in the Mediterranean

At least 3,800 refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year, making 2016 the deadliest year on record, the UN refugee agency said Wednesday. “We are...

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October 26, 2016

Iraqi forces, Peshmerga edge closer to Mosul

Iraqi Security Forces, Shia militias and allied Kurdish Peshmerga are advancing on three axes towards the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on the ninth day of the offensive to...

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October 26, 2016

Palestinian-American director seeks refuge in film

Born to a Palestinian father and an American mother in New York, award-winning film director Tariq Nasir has spent much of his life exploring issues of equality. As a...

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