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January 5, 2017

Does 2017 hold a glimmer of hope for the Syrians?

The year 2016 was a burden on the chests of Syrians. In fact, it was tragic and catastrophic for them as well, as the Assad regime committed increasingly grievous...

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January 5, 2017

3 Yemen soldiers killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda

At least three soldiers were killed in clashes with Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen in an operation launched by the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi,...

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January 5, 2017

Bin Laden’s son added to US terror blacklist

A son of late Al-Qaeda head Osama Bin Laden and a leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula were added to the US counter-terrorism blacklist today, a move to...

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January 5, 2017

Closure of Iraq charity places Yazidi sex slaves ‘at risk’

The closure of a charity providing treatment for trauma to Yazidi sex slaves who escaped from Daesh militants in northern Iraq by the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will...

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January 5, 2017

Egyptians call for El-Baradei’s citizenship to be revoked

A military leader may be great in the army but unable to run a country, leading Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed El Baradei said in a controversial interview with Al-Araby TV....

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January 5, 2017

Millions in Damascus face water shortage

About 5.5 million inhabitants of Damascus and its environs have been cut off from the central water supply, the UN has warned. Some 70 per cent of the capital’s...

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January 5, 2017

Tunisia dismantles terrorist cell

Tunisian security forces have dismantled a 13-member “terrorist cell” that was recruiting young people to militant groups, authorities confirmed yesterday. The suspects, who ranged between 22 and 43, were...

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January 5, 2017

Elor Azaria and the Israeli army: One conviction doesn’t change systematic impunity

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria was convicted yesterday of the manslaughter of Abd Al-Fattah Al-Sharif, a 21-year-old Palestinian killed by a shot to the head as he lay wounded and...

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January 5, 2017

‘Muslims not welcome’ poster sparks outrage

A grocery shop in the US state of New Mexico sparked outrage after putting up Islamophobic posters on its shopfront. The store, located in the town of Mayhill, has...

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January 5, 2017

Iraq reducing oil output to meet OPEC cap

Iraq has begun implementing measures to reduce national oil output in keeping with an OPEC decision, the Minister of Oil, Jabar Ali Al-Luaibi, said yesterday. “Iraq affirms its commitment...

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