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October 24, 2016

The military battle for Mosul may have begun, but the real battle has yet to start

Nobody I’ve spoken to about the recently-launched battle for Mosul is in a particularly optimistic mood. The Iraqi soldiers are nervous because they know from bitter previous experience how...

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October 24, 2016

Egypt’s Edita shuts sweet factory after sugar seized

Edita Food Industries, Egypt’s maker of Twinkies, said on Monday its sweet factory in Beni Suef had been shut for three days after authorities seized its sugar, raising questions...

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October 24, 2016

Jordan on alert at Iraqi border

Jordan’s army is on a state of alert along its border with Iraq, following Daesh’s attack on a town on the Iraqi side of the border yesterday. Jordanian military...

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October 24, 2016

Israel refuses to sign document regulating use of drones

Israeli occupation authorities have refused to sign an American formulated document regulating the use of attack drones, fearing it would undermine its military exports, Defence World reported Israeli newspaper...

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October 24, 2016

Erdogan: Turkey is ready to liberate Raqqa

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country is ready to move towards the Syrian city of Raqqa in Aleppo’s countryside to liberate it from Daesh on condition...

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October 24, 2016

Abbas on official visit to Turkey

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, today in an ongoing effort to improve Turkish-Palestinian relations. In an interview with Palestinian radio station Mawtini,...

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October 24, 2016

Netanyahu to partake in excavation works under Al-Aqsa

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday pledged to take part in the Jewish excavation works beneath Al-Aqsa Mosque, Quds Net reported. His pledge comes in response to UNESCO’s final...

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October 24, 2016

MK calls for revoking citizenship of B’Tselem director

A right-wing member of the Knesset called for revoking the citizenship of Hagai El-Ad, the director of Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem, in response to El-Ad’s recent criticism of...

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October 24, 2016

‘Hamas is not part of Dahlan, Abbas dispute’

Official Hamas spokesman in Gaza, Salah Al- Bardawil, yesterday reiterated that his movement is not part of the disputes between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas...

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October 24, 2016

Libyan Coast Guard denies attacking migrant boat

The Libyan Coast Guard has denied accusations that its crew members attacked a migrant boat packed with some 150 migrants, causing at least four to fall into the water...

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