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October 11, 2016

UN chief renews call for war crimes probe in Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged the UN Security Council to make a formal request to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to begin investigations of war crimes in Syria....

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October 11, 2016

Sudanese rebels kill 21 civilians in ambush

Sudanese rebels yesterday attacked trucks carrying civilians in South Sudan, killing 21 people, the government has said. The civilians were mostly women and children, and a further 20 were...

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October 11, 2016

Yemen to begin renovating Hadhramout’s oil fields

Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Bin Daghr announced on Sunday that the government has begun renovating oilfields in the province of Hadhramaut. During a meeting with senior government officials in...

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October 11, 2016

US officials praise Sisi’s commitment to counter-terrorism

US Republican senators have praised Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi for his “commitment” to economic development in Egypt and counter-terrorism efforts, recognising Egypt as having a “pivotal role” in...

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October 11, 2016

Jerusalem deputy mayor vows to ‘punish’ Palestinians for ‘their animal behaviour’

The deputy mayor of Jerusalem has vowed to “punish” the Palestinian population of occupied East Jerusalem following a shooting on Sunday which left two Israelis dead. Meir Turgeman, who...

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October 11, 2016

Israeli authorities gag journalists over Jerusalem shooting

Forty-eight hours after a fatal shooting near Sheikh Jarrah in occupied East Jerusalem, the Israeli media is still prevented from revealing the identity of the assailant, 40-year-old Palestinian Misbah...

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October 11, 2016

Erdogan says Turkey to not take orders from Iraq

Turkey will not take instructions from Iraq on Bashiqa Camp, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. In his address to the 9th Eurasian Islamic Council in Istanbul, Erdogan told...

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October 11, 2016

South African PSC endorses demand for the immediate recall of ambassador from Israel

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign in South Africa has pledged its support for the demand to recall the country’s ambassador from Israel. The initial demand was made by the Women’s...

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October 11, 2016

INTERACTIVE: What are the human costs of the Syrian civil war?

Middle East Monitor has brought together key information from the Syrian conflict. Using data from organisations deemed experts in their fields, our interactive map includes coalition airstrikes, attacks on medical...

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October 11, 2016

Israel imposes full security closure on occupied Palestinian territories

Israel’s army of occupation announced on Monday that it would be imposing a full security closure on the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem during a Jewish...

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