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October 8, 2016

Turkey, Qatar send 250 tonnes of flour to Syria

Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation, or IHH, and the Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services, RAF have sent 250 tons of flour to war-torn Syria, the IHH secretary...

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October 8, 2016

Ex-army chief: Iraq, Turkey should coordinate on Mosul

Retaking Iraq’s Daesh-held city of Mosul from the Daesh terrorist group will be much easier if the campaign is coordinated between Baghdad and Ankara, a former Iraqi army chief-of-staff...

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October 7, 2016

Russia’s parliament ratify pact allowing indefinite presence in Syria

Russia’s parliament ratified a treaty with Syria Friday allowing Russian troops to stay indefinitely in the country as lawmakers are making a strong show of support for Syrian President Bashar Assad,...

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October 7, 2016

Report: Girls spend 40% more time on unpaid household chores than boys

Girls between the ages of five and 14 are spending 40 per cent more time on unpaid domestic chores than boys their age, missing out on chances to learn...

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October 7, 2016

Minister: By fighting Daesh, Turkey is securing EU border

Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik said yesterday that while ridding the border area of Daesh, Turkey’s “Operation Euphrates Shield” has also been securing Europe’s and NATO’s borders as well....

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October 7, 2016

Sudan, Egypt ink ‘strategic partnership’ deal

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir wrapped up a two-day visit to Cairo yesterday evening during which he met his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. During the visit, the two heads...

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October 7, 2016

US: Soldiers sold army equipment to foreign buyers

Eight Americans, including six soldiers, were charged with stealing and selling more than $1 million worth of “sensitive” army equipment, US officials said yesterday. The equipment was sold through...

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October 7, 2016

Israeli closure of Palestinian organisations condemned

Media and educational organisations in the cities of Umm Al-Fahm and Nazareth were closed and their property was seized by Israeli police yesterday based on claims that the organisations...

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October 7, 2016

EU launches joint border guard to keep migrants out

The European Union launched a joint border guard force yesterday as it tries to prevent any repeat of an uncontrolled influx of migrants and refugees last year that has...

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October 7, 2016

Turkey: Shia role in Mosul battle will ‘increase problems’

Involving Shia militias in an operation to drive Daesh out of the Iraqi city of Mosul will not bring peace, Turkey’s foreign minister said today, adding that Turkish-trained forces...

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