Friday, May 30, 2014

Middle East News

Turkish Police Fire Teargas to Remove Kurdish Roadblocks

Blockade had raised tensions in region, exposed fragility of peace process
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Israel Says It Prevented Palestinian Suicide Bomb Attack

Israeli police say they were suspicious of man because he was wearing a coat on an exceptionally hot Spring day
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Photogallery Syria Air Raids Kill 14 Aleppo Civilians Daily

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday 567 children and 283 women were among those killed in the northern city this year
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UN Honors Peacekeepers Killed in Line of Duty

One-hundred-and-six peacekeepers were killed in 2013
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Video Egypt's Sissi Crushes at Polls, Turnout Questioned

Officials say preliminary results give former Egyptian army chief a sweeping victory in his presidential bid against Hamdeen Sabahi
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Israeli, Palestinian Presidents to Pray with Pope at Vatican June 8

Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas accepted pope's invitation to joint prayer meeting when Francis visited the Middle East earlier this week
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Video Rogue Libyan General Resumes Airstrikes Near Benghazi

Forces loyal to Gadhafi-era general Khalifa Hiftar have been fighting Islamist militants in the region for months
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Video Assad Re-election Virtually Assured

Syria is holding first multi-candidate presidential election in its history
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Column: Sissi Wins But How Will He Rule?

Desperate efforts by the government to boost the turnout by extending voting to three days have punctured the myth of Sisi’s overwhelming popularity
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Alleged Chlorine Gas Attacks Focus Renewed Attention on Syria

If proven, the chlorine gas attacks would add another chapter into Syria’s long history of using chemical substances as weapons
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UK Iraq War Inquiry ‘Unblocked’ After Blair/Bush Records Deal

The Chilcot Inquiry was set up in 2009 by former prime minister Gordon Brown to learn lessons from the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and its aftermath
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