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August 5, 2015

US sets new sanctions on Syria

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on seven overseas companies and four individuals suspected of providing energy products to the Syrian government of Bashar Assad on Monday. Sanctioned companies:...

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August 5, 2015

US explicitly warns Damascus not to attack its rebels

The US directly stated Tuesday that it would protect its nascent force of Syrian rebels from Syrian government attacks. “What we are trying to convey is that we’ll also...

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August 5, 2015

UN urges immediate funding for Palestinian refugees

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appealed for urgent donations to meet a $100 million shortfall in funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA. In a...

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August 5, 2015

US supplies Egypt with 19 M1A1 Abrams Tank turrets

The US delivered five M1A1 Abrams Tank turrets to Egypt, as part of Washington’s continued support for the Egyptian authorities, the US embassy in Cairo revealed yesterday. In a...

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August 5, 2015

Israel, US coordinate to prevent transfer of Iranian funds to Hezbollah, Hamas

A senior US delegation is scheduled to arrive in Israel early in September to discuss strengthening intelligence cooperation between Tel Aviv and Washington. A senior official in the delegation...

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August 5, 2015

EU backs Turkey’s fight against terrorism

Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn said the EU supports Turkey’s efforts in the fight against Daesh. According to a statement issued by the European...

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August 5, 2015

Without a parliament, Sisi issues 263 laws

In the first year since the Egyptian coup, President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi passed 196 laws, or 263 laws in his 420 days in power, a new study has revealed....

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August 5, 2015

The American whale and Russian bear in the Gulf

This week, Doha is hosting US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. Their visit is being made after the signing of the nuclear agreement...

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August 5, 2015

What’s gone wrong with the Turkey-Kurdish peace process?

On 20 July, a deadly suicide bombing, plotted by Daesh according to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, killed 32 and wounded more than 100 in the south-east border town of...

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August 5, 2015

Address legitimate injustice first, then see if the ideologues need to be bombed

The case of Liam Lyburd, a British teenager currently recovering in a prison cell from his Valium addiction and ideological radicalisation, can teach David Cameron valuable lessons on how...

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