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August 22, 2019

Saudi to launch smart cards to track Hajj goers

Saudi Arabia will launch a high-tech smart Hajj card next year as part of the Smart Hajj Programme, Saudi media revealed yesterday. The Saudi newspaper Okaz reported the Ministry...

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August 22, 2019

Remembering the Eastern Ghouta chemical attack

On 21 August 2013, more than 1,400 men, women and children were killed in Syria's Eastern Ghouta...

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August 22, 2019

Rights group: FIFA ignoring Israel’s ban on Palestinian football

FIFA is turning a blind eye to Israel’s ban on allowing Palestinians to hold matches as part of the Palestine Cup, Euro-Mediterranean Human Right Monitor said yesterday. In a statement, the...

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August 22, 2019

US drone downed in Yemen

A US military drone was shot down in Yemen on Tuesday, two US officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity. The MQ-9 drone was shot down in Dhamar, to...

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August 22, 2019

Where are the local peace initiatives for Libya?

It is notable that, in Libya’s current violence, there is an absence of serious local peace initiatives. In previous conflicts across the war-ravaged country, local tribal leaders and dignitaries...

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August 22, 2019

UN warns 3m people at risk due to attacks in north-west Syria

The UN issued a warning that 3 million people in northwestern Syria are at dire risk if the regime continues its offensive against civilians and the civilian infrastructure, Anadolu...

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August 22, 2019

More deals, less conflict? Cross-border water planning key, report warns

Efforts to share rivers, lakes and aquifers that cross national boundaries are falling short, raising a growing risk of conflict as global water supplies run low, researchers warned on...

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August 22, 2019

Turkey says all its observation posts in Syria will remain in place, support to continue

All of Turkey’s observation posts, formed under an agreement with Russia and Iran, will remain in place and support will continue to be provided to the posts, Turkish presidential...

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August 22, 2019

Sudan's Hamdok takes office as new prime minister, vows to tackle conflicts and economy

Sudan's new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, was sworn in as leader of a transitional government, and he vowed to make achieving peace and solving the country's economic crisis a...

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August 22, 2019

Canada activist collects 800,000 documents implicating Assad in war crimes

A report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz said that a Canadian human rights activist, William (Bailey) Wiley, has collected around 800,000 documents implicating Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in war crimes....

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