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October 25, 2016

Washington: Egypt carries out worst Counter-Terrorism Strategy

US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour Tom Malinowski has criticised Egypt’s counter-terrorism strategy, describing it as “the worst ever invented”. “The worst counter-terrorism strategy...

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October 25, 2016

Daesh strikes at Kirkuk

A series of simultaneous suicide attacks by Daesh rocked Kirkuk in northern Iraq yesterday, according to local security sources. “Four suicide bombers, who were hiding in Kirkuk for several...

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October 25, 2016

As Syrian deaths mount, world’s ‘responsibility to protect’ takes a hit

As civilians in the Syrian city of Aleppo are battered by air strikes, ground offensives and shelling, what has happened to the world’s responsibility to protect populations under threat?...

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October 25, 2016

Iraqis are world’s most generous to strangers – global survey

Although torn by civil war, Iraq is the world’s most generous country towards strangers in need, according to a new global index of charitable giving. Eighty one percent of...

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October 25, 2016

The War on UNESCO: Al-Aqsa Mosque is Palestinian and East Jerusalem is illegally occupied

Did Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, actually read the full text of the UNESCO resolution on Palestine and Israel, before he raved with anger? “I think this is a...
October 24, 2016

Sherif Ismail: Raids on Egyptian sugar plants were limited, necessary

Recent raids on Egyptian sugar factories were done only in a limited number of cases but were a necessary action, Egypt’s prime minister said in a television interview on...

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October 24, 2016

Clinton slams Trump on Mosul comments

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed her rival Donald Trump on Monday for saying that the week-old effort to re-take the Iraqi city of Mosul from the control...

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October 24, 2016

Lieberman: Next Gaza war will be the last

Israeli defense minister Avigdor Lieberman has vowed that the next Gaza will be the last, in an interview with Al-Quds newspaper. The interview itself has been the subject of...

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October 24, 2016

Over 80 NGOs call for Russia to be excluded from UN rights council over Syria

A number of human rights and aid organizations have urged the United Nations to deprive Russia of its seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC), AFP reported on...

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October 24, 2016

Over 3,800 people displaced in Mosul operation

More than 3,800 people have been displaced in areas around Mosul since a major offensive was launched last week to oust Daesh from the northern Iraqi city, according to the ministry...

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