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October 29, 2019

Iraqi protesters pack Baghdad square as anti-government movement gathers momentum

Tens of thousands of Iraqis packed Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday for the fifth day of protests, spurred on by reports of security forces shooting dead protesters in Karbala...

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October 29, 2019

For Yazidis, Baghdadi's death 'doesn't feel like justice yet'

Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death will mean nothing to 19-year-old rape victim Jamila unless the Daesh militants who enslaved her are brought to justice. Jamila, who asked not...

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October 29, 2019

Jordan, Israel mark anniversary of peace treaty amid weak relations

Jordan and Israel are currently marking the 25th anniversary of the peace treaty signed by them, amid relations between the two countries reaching an unprecedented low. This is despite...

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October 29, 2019

Presidential hopeful Sanders says US aid should go to Gaza instead of Israel

US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has said that some of the $3 billion that Washington gives to Israel in military aid every year should be given to the Palestinians...

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October 29, 2019

World leaders flock to Riyadh a year after Khashoggi’s murder

Just one year after Saudi journalists Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder in his country’s Consulate in Istanbul, world leaders are flocking to Riyadh to attend a flagship investor meeting known...

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October 29, 2019

US ‘buried Baghdadi at sea’

The remains of Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi were buried at sea, US officials told ABC News yesterday. No further details, including the location of the burial, were revealed,...

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October 29, 2019

Lebanon PM resigns following protests

Prime Minister Saad Hariri has reached a dead end...

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October 29, 2019

Houthi leader meets UN Special Envoy

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement, Sayyid Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, met with UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths yesterday in the capital Sanaa. Al-Houthi told the UN official that the...

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October 29, 2019

Tunisia dismisses foreign, defence ministers

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has dismissed the foreign and defence ministers after consultation with the newly elected President Kais Saied, a statement on the presidency’s website said today....

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October 29, 2019

Australian jailed for 36 years for raping and killing Arab-Israeli student

An Australian man has been sentenced to prison for 36 years for raping and killing an Arab-Israeli exchange student. The high-profile case has shocked many and prompted outrage over...

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