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October 18, 2016

Iraqi refugee pleads guilty in US to attempting to join Daesh

An Iraqi-born man who entered the United States as a refugee pleaded guilty in Texas yesterday to attempting to volunteer to fight with Daesh, federal prosecutors said. Omar Faraj...

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October 18, 2016

Italy: EU took us ‘for a ride on migrants’

The EU has taken Italy “for a ride on migrants by failing to respect” resettlement agreements, the country’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said yesterday. The EU has agreed to...

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October 18, 2016

Gaza flotilla victims fear legal case maybe ‘politically hijacked’

Victims of the Israeli raid on an aid flotilla in 2010 fear that their legal case maybe dropped by the judge following the restoration of diplomatic ties between Turkey...

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October 18, 2016

What’s next after the UNESCO resolution regarding Al-Aqsa?

The draft resolution issued by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) denying a link between Judaism, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Buraq (“Wailing”) Wall was a harsh blow...

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October 18, 2016

10,000 Yemenis detained by Houthi and Saleh militias

Some 9,949 civilians have been detained by the Houthi militias and forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh since the Houthi coup in September 2014, until April...

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October 18, 2016

Oman raises fuel prices

Petrol prices in Oman are set to rise as the Omani government has introduced a new grade of petrol into the country. The new petrol grade, MOGAS 91, will...

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October 18, 2016

Israeli settlers use West Bank land as graveyard

Israeli settlers in the illegal settlement of Ariel continue digging graves in the area behind the Separation Wall in the city of Salfit, Arab84 reported yesterday. Eyewitnesses reported to...

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October 18, 2016

Barzani: Mosul will not be another Aleppo

President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani said yesterday that Peshmerga forces had freed 200 kilometres of land around Mosul from Daesh, warning that the city would not...

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October 18, 2016

Ankara bans public meetings due to fears of attacks

Authorities in the Turkish capital Ankara have banned public meetings and marches until the end of November after receiving intelligence that militants were planning attacks in the city, which...

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October 18, 2016

Kuwaiti elections set for November

Kuwaiti government sources said that parliamentary elections will be held on 26 November, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The sources told Anadolu that the Ministerial Council approved a draft...

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