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IRAQ LAUNCHES MILITARY OPERATION TO LIBERATE ISIS-HELD FALLUJAH

2016-05-24

"We are beginning the operation to liberate Fallujah,"

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U.S. Worried ISIS Playing a New Game in Baghdad

2016-05-22

American commanders are growing concerned that a recent spate of deadly bombings in Baghdad will cause the Iraqi government to lose focus on an upcoming assault on Mosul

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Protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone again, dozens hurt

2016-05-21

Dozens of demonstrators were injured by tear gas and live fire, witnesses said. Some security personnel were stabbed, according to a military statement

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Senate 9/11 Bill Could Sour Saudi Relations For Obama’s White House — and the Next

2016-05-18

President Barack Obama was unlikely to sign the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act if it passes the House

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Panama businessman considered 'world's top money-launderer' arrested by US authorities

2016-05-08

Nidal Waked is accused of running an organisation that facilitated money laundering for international drug traffickers

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Sacked workers in Saudi Arabia set fire to buses in protest over unpaid salaries

2016-05-02

50,000 foreign laborers have been sacked by the Binladin Group and some have not been paid salaries in at least four months

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Google patents computer that can be injected directly into the eyeball

2016-05-01

The injection would improve its owners vision – and also give them access to extra powers

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Egypt's president under fire over Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia

2016-04-12

Abel Fatah al-Sisi signed deal to hand over Tiran and Sanafir, which Cairo has controlled since 1950

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Iranians go to polls as moderates bid to challenge conservative dominance

2016-02-27

More than 55 million people eligible to vote in parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections that could set countrys future

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Iraqi cleric Sadr threatens to march on Baghdads Green Zone

2016-02-27

Tens of thousands of supporters for Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to demand government reforms

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Isis propaganda should be ignored by media outlets, say researchers

2016-02-23

Lowy Institute research into the group’s manipulation of western media argues Isis’s slick footage should clearly be tagged as propaganda in TV broadcasts

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