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August 23, 2015

Barrel bombs fall on Syria’s Douma, killing 50: Source

At least 50 people were killed on Saturday when the Syrian regime targeted a town in an opposition-held suburb of Damascus with barrel bombs, according to a local medical source. The...

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August 22, 2015

The week in pictures

ISTANBUL, TURKEY: A diver collects abandoned fishing nets known as “ghost nets” in the Bosphorus as part of the Abandoned Fishing Gear Removal Project of Turkey’s Ministry of Food,...

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August 21, 2015

Christians decry Israeli restrictions on holy sites

Instead of spending Easter week praying, we fight with Israeli soldiers, says former Palestinian minister. A delegation of Palestinian Christians visiting South Africa has complained about Israeli discrimination that...

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August 21, 2015

The crime of the century

I am not able to write about the anniversary of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda square massacres, as well as the massacre at Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque (which analysts and...

Blog
August 21, 2015

29 officials including six ministers convicted since fall of Saddam

Some 29 senior officials, including six ministers, have been convicted on a range of charges since the fall of former dictator Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, the Iraqi Judiciary...

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August 21, 2015

Davutoglu: We will take all security measures to protect democracy in Turkey

Turkey will take all the necessary security measures to protect its democracy, the country’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday. “We will never allow democracy to be suspended in...

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August 21, 2015

Palestinian National Council to hold emergency session next month

The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) is scheduled to meet in Ramallah tomorrow to determine the date and time of an emergency session of the Palestinian...

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August 21, 2015

Turkey condemns BBC story on PKK

Turkey has condemned the BBC for publishing an article on the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) which Ankara describes as “clear support for terrorism”. The article, published yesterday, features interviews...

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August 21, 2015

Maliki threatens to expose officials responsible for murder

Former Iraqi Vice President Nouri Al-Maliki has threatened to expose files he has on political officials that he says proves their involvement in the murder and kidnapping of ordinary...

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August 21, 2015

Algeria’s Bouteflika sends Moroccan king birthday message despite tensions between the two countries

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has sent a congratulatory message to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the occasion of his birthday and the anniversary of his enthronement. In the...

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