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July 27, 2015

Iraqi diplomat: 200 Iranian advisers are helping Iraqi troops fight ISIS

Nearly 200 Iranian military advisers are assisting the Iraqi forces in their fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), Iraqi Ambassador to the US Lukman Faily revealed. In an interview...

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July 27, 2015

NATO calls emergency meeting at Turkey’s request

NATO announced that ambassadors of the group’s 28 member states have been called to an emergency meeting to be held tomorrow in Brussels at the request of Turkey. “The...

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July 27, 2015

Houthis reject Saudi backed ceasefire

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi has rejected a humanitarian truce announced by the Saudi-led coalition claiming the truce will only benefit the Islamic State (ISIS) and...

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July 27, 2015

Egypt must drop charges against Al Jazeera journalists, says ARTICLE 19

The retrial of three Al Jazeera journalists must be discontinued and charges against them dropped unconditionally, says ARTICLE 19, an organisation which campaigns for freedom of expression. The group...

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July 26, 2015

Iran deal a defeat for the Israel lobby

The US and several other nuclear-weapon-owning states recently signed an agreement with Iran that would allow the Islamic Republic to continue its peaceful nuclear energy programme while sanctions are...

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July 26, 2015

Fresh Yemen truce collapses amid ongoing violence

Despite the announcement of a new cease-fire, warplanes and helicopters from a Saudi-led international air coalition early Sunday attacked several positions in Yemen held by the Shia Houthi militia,...

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July 26, 2015

Amid attacks, Egypt renews Sinai state of emergency

The Egyptian authorities have extended an ongoing state of emergency in certain parts of the volatile Sinai Peninsula for an additional three months. According to Egypt’s official gazette, Prime...

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July 26, 2015

Israeli settlers, troops storm Al-Aqsa, injuring dozens

Dozens of Palestinians – and four Israeli soldiers – were injured on Sunday when Israeli security forces stormed occupied East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and clashed with Muslim...

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July 26, 2015

UK eases ban on travel to Iran

The British Government has declared Iran a safe place for travel for its citizens after the nuclear deal between the P5+1 countries and Tehran. US Congress began Monday a...

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July 26, 2015

US anti-ISIS envoy condemns PKK attacks

US President Barack Obama’s envoy to the anti-ISIS (Daesh) coalition “strongly condemned” the PKK’s attacks and fully respected “Turkey’s right to self-defence”. In a series of tweets sent out...

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