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  • November 23, 2015

    Libyan scholar calls on UN envoy for inclusive dialogue

    A member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars has called on the newly-appointed UN envoy to Libya not to exclude any of the Libyan parties from the political...

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  • November 23, 2015

    Forget Daesh: Humanity is at Stake

    I still remember that smug look on his face, followed by the matter-of-fact remarks that had western journalists laugh out loud. “I’m now going to show you a picture...

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  • November 22, 2015

    First UK airstrikes in Syria ‘two weeks away’

    Britain could launch the first of its proposed airstrikes against Daesh targets in Syria within two weeks, according to press reports. Prime Minister David Cameron will argue his country’s...

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  • November 22, 2015

    Turkey provides refuge for Turkmen fleeing home in Syria

    The Turkish governor of the southern province of Hatay, Ercan Topaca said that they have taken measures for Turkmen who fled their homes Saturday following clashes in Syria. Syria’s...

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  • November 22, 2015

    Turkish Airlines plane diverted after bomb threat

    No explosives were found aboard a Turkish Airlines plane that was diverted to the Canadian east coast city of Halifax on Saturday night due to a bomb threat, authorities...

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  • November 22, 2015

    Moscow ‘approves arms sale’ to Iraq

    The Iraqi parliament’s security and defence committee this weekend announced that Moscow had approved the sale of Russian arms to the war-torn country. Notably, the move comes one month...

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  • November 22, 2015

    Israel has 115-warhead nuclear arsenal: US agency

    Israel has produced 115 nuclear warheads since it began making them in 1963, according to a new study released by the Washington DC-based Institute for Science and International Security...

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  • November 21, 2015

    Portrait of a destroyed Syrian town

    At the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011, the town of Harasta, on the outskirts of Damascus was the scene of major protests against the regime of President...

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  • November 21, 2015

    More than 250 Algerian children kidnapped since 2014

    The Algerian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LADDH) revealed on Friday that 256 Algerian children have been kidnapped since 2014. The organisation pointed out that 15 of...

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  • November 21, 2015

    ‘Military operations in Syria increase suffering of civilians,’ says UN

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned Syrian army operations on Friday, saying that they increase the suffering of civilians and push them to flee from their homes. Ban’s spokesman,...

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