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September 28, 2016

Turkey’s National Security Council: Extend State of Emergency

Turkey’s National Security Council has advised that the government extend the state of emergency that has been on-going since a coup attempt on July 15, Anadolu news agency reports....

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September 28, 2016

Gaza fishermen feel caught by Israel’s tight security net

When Palestinian fisherman Abu Mohammed came under pressure to become an informer for Israeli intelligence, the 45-year-old father of five took a radical decision – he quit fishing and...

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September 28, 2016

US to send 615 more troops to Iraq

The US will send 615 new troops to Iraq to assist local forces in the battle to retake Mosul from Daesh, US and Iraqi officials revealed today. The new...

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September 28, 2016

Houthis kidnap 600 civilians to use as human shields

More than 600 civilians have been kidnapped and are being used as human shields by forces loyal to ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis. According to...

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September 28, 2016

White House: Senate override of veto of September 11 bill ’embarrassing’

The White House today slammed the Senate’s nearly unanimous vote to reject President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the September 11 2001 attacks...

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September 28, 2016

Syrian National Coalition: Political solution ‘no longer viable option’

A political solution in Syria is “no longer a viable option”, the opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said today. The armed Syrian opposition will be considering all options to defend...

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September 28, 2016

UN: Yemeni rights inquiry not up to the job

A Yemeni commission reporting on human rights abuses in the country’s civil war lacks impartiality and is not up to the job, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights...

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September 28, 2016

Students in Chile university back BDS

Students at one of Latin America’s top-ranked universities have voted to back the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanction, the Electronic Intifada reported yesterday. The decision at the...

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September 28, 2016

UN: Food aid reaches besieged Shirqat for first time in two years

Food aid has reached families in the northern Iraqi town of Shirqat for the first time since its capture by Daesh militants more than two years ago, the World...

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September 28, 2016

Senate rejects Obama veto of Saudi September 11 bill

The US Senate today overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia’s government. The house...

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