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September 26, 2016

Trump tells Netanyahu he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if elected, the United States would recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the...

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September 25, 2016

Blair must still be held to account for Iraq

A major row is escalating in Britain over whether individual soldiers should be dragged through the courts and held to account for alleged war crimes carried out in Iraq...

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September 25, 2016

Explained: Israeli Settlements

Soon after Israel conquered the West Bank and Gaza Strip in June 1967, Israeli authorities began to establish civilian colonies – settlements – in the newly-occupied territory. Initially small...

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September 25, 2016

Hamas chief says to step down next year

Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal said he will not run for re-election as the head of the Palestinian group next year. “Khaled Meshaal will be the former head of...

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September 25, 2016

Iraq does not recognise Houthi council in Yemen: Foreign Minister

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said late Saturday his country does not recognise a Houthi governing council in war-torn Yemen. Al-Jaafari met with his Yemeni counterpart Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi on...

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September 25, 2016

Discover Erbil Citadel, Northern Iraq

Dating back to the 5th Millennium BC, the Erbil Citadel sits atop a large archaeological mound in the heart of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish Autonomous Region...

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September 25, 2016

Palestinian prisoner dies of reported medical negligence in Israeli prison

All Palestinian inmates held in Israeli prisons have staged a three-day hunger strike following the death in custody of a fellow inmate at an Israeli detention centre. The Palestinians...

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September 25, 2016

Jordan writer in blasphemy case Nahid Hattar killed

A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page has been killed. Nahid Hattar, a Christian, was hit by three bullets...

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September 25, 2016

EU urges end to Aleppo attacks, allowing aid deliveries

Decrying recent attacks on civilians in Aleppo, Syria that have taken over 350 civilian lives as an “unacceptable breach of international humanitarian law,” the EU has called for an...

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September 25, 2016

British jets bomb Daesh in Mosul offensive

British Tornado and Typhoon aircraft stationed at a UK airbase in Cyprus are pounding Daesh targets ahead of a major offensive by Iraqi security forces next month to recapture...

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