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January 19, 2016

France: Success of Syria peace talks hangs on ending starvation of civilians

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said it was not possible to confirm if a UN sponsored peace conference scheduled for 25 January between the Syrian opposition and regime will...

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January 19, 2016

Iran denounces new US sanctions on ballistic missile program

Iran has denounced new sanctions imposed by the United States on its ballistic missile program. The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hussein Jaber Al-Ansari...

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January 19, 2016

HRW calls on Morocco to avoid excessive force against protesters

Human Rights Watch has called on the Moroccan authorities not to use violence against teacher-trainee protesters and to investigate an incident during which Moroccan police attacked and beat peaceful...

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January 19, 2016

Israeli medics left man bleeding to death thinking he was Arab

Israeli paramedics left a wounded asylum seeker bleeding for 18 minutes without treatment because he thought he was Arab, video footage has revealed. Eritrean Habtom Zerhom was shot by...

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January 19, 2016

Tunisia’s General Labour Union celebrates 70th anniversary

Secretary-General of Tunisia’s General Labour Union, UGTT Hussain Abbasi announced Monday a three- day celebrations to mark the Union’s 70th anniversary. Abbasi said the celebrations program includes an exhibition...

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January 19, 2016

Netanyahu discusses cooperation with India’s Foreign Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday. In a statement the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said that the two officials discussed bilateral cooperation...

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January 19, 2016

Yemeni minister: UN failed to provide relief to Taiz

All UN efforts to provide relief to Taiz have failed, Alkhaleejonline.com reported Yemen’s Local Affairs Minister Abdel Raqib Fatah saying yesterday. “All efforts done by the UN organisations to...

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January 19, 2016

Iraq after the Arab Spring

This is the first article of a two part series examining the Iraqi revolution and the five years that followed it. Part II looks at Iraq’s ancient Sunni-Shia division...

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January 19, 2016

Netanyahu seeks Balkan states’ help against the EU decision to distinguish settlements and Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to convince the countries of Eastern Europe and the Balkans to oppose a decision expected to be taken by the European Union’s...

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January 19, 2016

Cameron to mark Balfour Declaration centenary with UK Jewish community

Prime Minister David Cameron has told representatives of the UK’s Jewish community that he intends to “mark” with them the centenary of the Balfour Declaration next year. Cameron met...

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