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May 22, 2016

Turkish jets kill ’30 PKK terrorists’ in northern Iraq

At least 30 PKK terrorists were killed in airstrikes carried out by Turkish jets in northern Iraq Thursday, the military announced Sunday. According to a statement posted on the...

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May 22, 2016

US assures Iraq of support in fight against Daesh

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi over the phone Saturday to reaffirm his country’s support for defeating Daesh, according to the White House. “The...
May 22, 2016

Top US commander visits Syria

The United States Central Command Commander, General Joseph Votel, visited Syria Saturday to meet military advisers working with Syrian Arab fighters, according to his office. Votel is the highest-ranking...

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May 22, 2016

Shakriya

Let me start off by saying this is one of my absolute favourite dishes. It takes me straight to my grandmother’s house and is the definition of comfort...

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May 21, 2016

Turkey deserves more help for refugees: UN chief

As he prepares to leave office, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon granted Anadolu Agency a sit-down interview to discuss topics ranging from Syrian refugees to Cyprus reunification talks. He...
May 21, 2016

Pentagon: No Russian proposal for joint strike received

The Pentagon has not been formally notified of a Russian proposal for joint action against Al-Nusra Front in Syria, the agency said Friday. “We’ve not received and...

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May 21, 2016

Tunisia’s Ennahda party sticks to political path

The leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement touted his party differentiating between its political and proselytising aspects as a kind of “maturity” that is in harmony with the constitution. Speaking...

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May 21, 2016

The ever-bleeding Gaza

I visited Gaza twice after the Oslo Accords and before Hamas began its rule of the Gaza Strip. I had slept there three nights before, and on my second...

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May 21, 2016

UN: Israel wounded 78 Palestinians and arrested 106 others over a one-week period

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in its weekly report that the Israeli army wounded at least 78 Palestinians, including 32 children, in clashes...

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May 21, 2016

Houthis breach Yemeni ceasefire nearly 6,000 times

A government committee said on Friday that it has documented 5,865 breaches of the ceasefire by the Houthis and their allies, The New Arabs reported. The ceasefire started on...

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