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September 10, 2019

At least 31 die during stampede at Ashura rituals in Iraq's Karbala

At least 31 people died and 102 were wounded during the religious rituals of Ashura in Iraq's southern holy city of Karbala...

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September 10, 2019

Turkey could set up the zone by itself in northern Syria

If Turkey encounters any stalling or misconduct by the US, Turkey could set up the zone by itself, the country’s presidential spokesman said on Tuesday. “We cannot confirm the...

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September 10, 2019

Netanyahu announces post-election plan to annex West Bank

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention on Tuesday to annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank if he wins a closely contested...

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September 10, 2019

New US sanctions target Hamas, Daesh, other groups

The United States on Tuesday announced sanctions on a “wide range of terrorists and their supporters,” including the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on the...

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September 10, 2019

Trump fires Bolton, foreign policy hawk, citing strong disagreements

US President Donald Trump abruptly fired his national security adviser John Bolton amid disagreements with his hard-line aide over how to handle foreign policy challenges such as North Korea,...

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September 10, 2019

NGO: 24m children living in conflict need mental health support

Some 24 million children living in conflict zones will require mental health support, Save the Children warned in a report released today. The charity said: “142 million children live...

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September 10, 2019

The Road to Knesset: Do-over election #Israelex19

Israel is heading to the polls again...

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September 10, 2019

Iraq: The Middle East’s new battle front between Israel and Iran

In the last two months, several unexplained explosions occurred in Iraq, significantly damaging ammunition warehouses and weapons storage sites. All targets have been associated with Iranian-backed Population Mobilisation Forces...

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September 10, 2019

Haunted: Gravediggers 'attacked by spirits' at Iraq's largest cemetery

Gravediggers have complained of being attacked by spirits ...

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September 10, 2019

Baghdad comes to Stratford in RSC-commissioned play

Theatre as an act of re-imagining and storytelling is an approach displayed masterfully in the new Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) production A Museum in Baghdad. In conversation with MEMO,...

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