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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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October 5, 2016

Sharp fall in Saudi non-oil commodity exports

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil commodity exports decreased by 27.3 per cent in July compared to the same period last year, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The General Authority for Statistics...

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October 5, 2016

Good time for a bloodbath in Aleppo? Putin thinks so

It is nearly a year since Vladimir Putin sprung one of his little surprises on Washington by entering the civil war in Syria as an active combatant on Bashar...

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October 5, 2016

US seeks ‘like-minded allies’ for Syria talks

The US is seeking talks with “like-minded allies” over Syria, the State Department announced, Tuesday. Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters, With regard to the way forward in the civil...

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