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October 5, 2016

UN experts rubbish Russian claims over Aleppo aid bombing

Analysis of satellite imagery of a deadly attack on an aid convoy in Syria last month showed that it was an airstrike, a UN expert said today. Some 20...

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October 5, 2016

Report: Former UK PM Cameron fuelled xenophobia

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron and UKIP MEP Nigel Farage are among the British politicians accused of fuelling rising xenophobia in the UK, a report by the European...

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October 5, 2016

Amnesty calls for retrial of 6 Egyptians after use of ‘torture-tainted evidence’

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian government to retry six civilians sentenced to death in an “unfair trial” by a militarily court. The imprisoned Egyptians were subjected to...

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October 5, 2016

Explained: Why do Syria peace talks keep failing?

With yet another failed peace talk on Syria, the question on everyone’s mind is why do they keep failing? Existing research on civil wars may provide some answers. Experts...

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October 5, 2016

Israeli police volunteer suspected of killing Bedouin citizen

An Israeli Border Police volunteer is being investigated for the killing of a Bedouin man in February. According to a report in Haaretz, the justice ministry is “probing” the...

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October 5, 2016

Iraq, Turkey exchange diplomatic barbs over Mosul

Diplomatic tensions between Iraq and Turkey escalated today as a spokesman for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced that Ankara’s ambassador to Baghdad had been summoned to explain recent statements...

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October 5, 2016

US appeals court sides against Indiana governor in Syrian refugee case

Indiana Governor Mike Pence lost another round in federal court on Monday in his bid to keep refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war from resettling in his state. The 7th...
October 5, 2016

Women’s boat set to break Gaza blockade today

Female activists sailing to Gaza to break the decade long Israeli siege on the Strip are set to arrive late this evening, updates on their website said. Stressing their...

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October 5, 2016

Israeli closure of crossings lifted

Israeli authorities late last night lifted a general closure on travel between the occupied West Bank and Israel and between the blockaded Gaza Strip and Israel. All military crossing...

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October 5, 2016

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood urges probe into leader’s killing

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood group has called for an international investigation into the killing of a senior group leader in a police raid. Egyptian security forces shot dead Mohamed Kamal,...

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