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  • June 28, 2014

    Israel killed 104 Palestinian prisoners in last two decades

    Prisoner support and human rights organisation, Addameer, has said that the Israeli occupation has killed 104 Palestinian prisoners since 1991, when it joined the UN convention against torture. The...

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  • June 28, 2014

    Morsi-era chief prosecutor forced to retire

    A disciplinary council on Saturday decided to send former prosecutor-general Talaat Ibrahim Abdullah, who served under Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi, into retirement. “Abdullah was sent into retirement after...

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  • June 28, 2014

    US drones start flying over Baghdad

    An American Pentagon official said on Friday that US drones started flying over the Iraqi capital Baghdad to protect US civilians and military forces, American media reported. The Huffington...

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  • June 28, 2014

    Iraqi army and Shia militias execute Sunnis in prisons

    Amnesty International “extrajudicial executions” of Sunni detainees took place early this month by Iraqi government forces and Shia militias in the Iraqi cities of Tal ‘Afar, Mosul and Ba’quba....

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  • June 28, 2014

    Kurdish leader vows to take up arms defending Kirkuk

    The President of the Kurdistan regional government Massoud Barzani said on Friday that his army is controlling Kirkuk and other areas disputed with Baghdad. This is final as article...

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  • June 28, 2014

    Turkey looks to boost trade ties with US and China

    Turkey is looking to develop trade ties with United States and China – the world’s biggest and second-biggest economies – Turkish Development minister Cevdet Yilmaz has said. During a...

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  • June 28, 2014

    Anti-coup protests continue in Egypt

    Dozens of anti-coup protests were held across Egypt on Friday to voice opposition to the continuation of the military coup and the repression that followed the July 3 ouster...

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  • June 28, 2014

    Egypt's Al-Sisi: 'Sudan part of Egypt'

    Egypt’s ex-army chief and newly inaugurated president Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi said during his trip to Khartoum on Friday that “Sudan is part of Egypt,” triggering controversy on whether the remark...

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  • June 28, 2014

    Morocco takes steps to integrate migrants into society

    The ministry of Moroccans living abroad and migration affairs signed on Friday a number of partnership agreements with NGOs and government sectors aimed at helping migrants and asylum applicants...

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  • June 28, 2014

    Egypt releases Alaa and Gamal Mubarak pending investigations

    An Egyptian court decided Friday to release the two sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak pending further investigations on graft charges, the state-owned MENA reported. The Cairo Criminal Court,...

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