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Guns in northern Syria to fall silent – for five days

18 Oct 2019

The guns will fall silent in northern Syria – for five days. Turkey and the US have reached a pact on a ceasefire in the conflict-ridden area, which has been...

Trump clamps sanctions on Turkish leaders, halts $100 billion trade deal talks with Turkey

15 Oct 2019

Turkish forces continued bombarding Syrian Kurdish positions in northeast Syria in a week-long offensive even as US President Donald Trump said he was putting the brakes on talks over a...

Iraq begins national mourning for protest dead

10 Oct 2019

Iraq began three days of national mourning on Thursday for more than 100 people killed during recent protests, while the government was expected to present a reshuffle to parliament in...

US going into Middle East was 'worst decision ever:' Trump

09 Oct 2019

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the US military becoming involved in the Middle East was the "worst decision ever made" and that he was ensuring the safe return of...

Protests resume in Iraq’s Sadr City as uprising enters second week

08 Oct 2019

Protests resumed overnight in Baghdad's Sadr City district, with at least one member of the security forces killed, although much of the country appeared quieter than it has been for...

Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi discusses recent protests in phone call with US Secretary of State Pompeo

07 Oct 2019

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi discussed the protests that have gripped his country this past week in a phone call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, his office...

Calm in Iraqi capital after bloody night of protests

06 Oct 2019

Calm has prevailed in the Iraqi capital following a bloody night when at least 19 people were killed as security forces opened fire to break up anti-government protests. Students made...

Five more killed as death toll in Iraq clashes nears 100

05 Oct 2019

Clashes between police and protesters killed five people in Baghdad on Saturday in a resumption of anti-government unrest, as security forces deployed in their hundreds to keep demonstrations away from...

‘Hazzaa’s mission a prelude to many UAE space expeditions’

03 Oct 2019

“The triumphal return of Hazzaa Al-Mansoori from the International Space Station was an event to behold. The United Arab Emirates is a country of merely 50 years. To have elected...

Celebrities are breaking the mould

03 Oct 2019

Isn’t it funny how today’s world politics is more exciting and entertaining than at any other time in the last thirty odd years? Whether it’s in America, France, Britain or...

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