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November 2, 2017

Rights group: 1,000 civilians killed in Syria last month

Some 923 civilians were killed in Syria in October, the Syrian Human Rights Network revealed yesterday. In its periodic report, the network said it had documented the deaths of...

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November 2, 2017

Qatar defence minister meets South African president

Qatari Defence Minister Khalid Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah yesterday met with South African President Jacob Zuma in Pretoria, South Africa. The defence ministry said in a statement that the two...

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November 2, 2017

Sudanese authorities suspend publication of newspaper for two days

The Sudanese authorities suspended on Wednesday the publication of an independent local newspaper for two days for publishing a sarcastic article in October criticizing the harassment allegations against a...

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November 2, 2017

Bahrain accuses prominent opposition leader of spying for Qatar

The Bahraini judiciary yesterday accused imprisoned Shia leader, Sheikh Ali Salman, of communication with Qatar regarding potential future hostile acts in the Kingdom. The prosecution issued arrest warrants for...

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November 2, 2017

Seven bodies found in migrant boat off Libya

The bodies of seven migrants were discovered on Wednesday in a boat adrift off Libya while around 900 people were saved in operations in the southern Mediterranean, Italy’s coastguard...

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November 2, 2017

Iraq threatens to resume military operations against Kurds

Iraqi forces threatened on Wednesday to resume operations to capture northern Kurdish-held territory after accusing authorities there of delaying handing over control of Iraq’s borders with Turkey, Iran and...

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November 2, 2017

Russian president, Putin visits Iran

Russian President, Vladimir Putin arrived in Tehran on Wednesday where he will discuss a number of issues including the Syrian crisis, Iran’s nuclear program and the strengthening of economic...

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November 1, 2017

UN warns of critical food shortage in Syria's East Ghouta

Food supplies have dropped to critical levels in Eastern Ghouta in Syria, the UN World Food Programme warned Tuesday. “The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered last ...

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November 1, 2017

Turkey: Erbil should declare referendum ‘null and void'

Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin says results of last month’s KRG independence vote should be disregarded The Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq should declare the result of last...

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November 1, 2017

Britain must atone for the Balfour declaration - and 100 years of suffering

Many British people will not know of Sir Arthur James Balfour, an early 20th century foreign secretary. For 12 million Palestinians, his name is all too familiar. On the...

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