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October 17, 2016

Iranian MPs call for release of human rights activist Mohammadi

Twenty Iranian MPs have called on the head of the judicial authorities for the release of the journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who is serving a 10-year...

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October 17, 2016

Iraq launches ‘Battle for Mosul’

Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi late last night announced the start of the operation to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Daesh. Preparations for the offensive have been...

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October 17, 2016

Fatah denies ‘tension’ with Egypt

With Egypt hosting a conference reported to be organised by disgraced Fatah leader Mohamed Dahlan, the secular movement denied that there is any “tension” in its relationship with the...

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October 17, 2016

Court overturns sentences of activists after ‘riots’ in Egypt

Egypt’s Court of Cassation overturned the sentences of 32 activists on Saturday, most of whom are students detained over “riots” in 2014, Anadolu has reported. They will instead be...

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October 17, 2016

West considering sanctions on Syria ‘and its supporters’

Western nations are considering sanctions against the Syrian regime “and its supporters”, which might include Russia, U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Sunday. Johnson said after talks in London...

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October 17, 2016

Preparations on Sunday for operation to re-take Mosul from Daesh

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October 17, 2016

In The Last Days of The City

Few multi-layered narratives carry the weight of their subjects as sincerely as the film, In The Last Days of The City. It took Egyptian director Tamer El Said close...

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October 17, 2016

UK and US call for ceasefire in Yemen

The United States and Britain called on Sunday for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end violence between Iran-backed Houthis and the government, which is supported by...

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October 17, 2016

At least 49 killed in Russian, Syrian strikes in Aleppo

At least 49 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded late Sunday when Russian and regime warplanes struck opposition-held areas of Syria’s northwestern city of Aleppo, according...

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October 17, 2016

US: Proud to stand with allies to retake Mosul

The United States said on Sunday it was proud to stand with its allies after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of an offensive to retake Mosul,...

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