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No happy ending unfortunately after an enormous fire gripped a west London building on Wednesday. Twelve people have died in the tower block fire and the number of deaths is expected to rise, police have said. Firefighters rescued 65 people but witnesses said people were trapped in the tower block, and that some jumped from […]
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Parliament is back in business. That’s right, the Kurdistan parliament will soon reopen after a decision was made between the ruling parties. The parliamentary presidency team and Gorran ministers are also expected to return to parliament. The decision comes a week after it was announced that the Kurdistan Region will hold a referendum on independence […]
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It’s a Ramadan nightmare. One child has died and some 800 internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Mosul in Hassansham U2 camp suffer from food poisoning after a charity delivered food from an Erbil restaurant. Monday evening, a Qatari charity organization brought Iftar dinner for 2,000 IDPs breaking their Ramadan fast in the camp. The meals were […]
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Yes he can! The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of parliamentary elections. Projections show La Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move) and its MoDem ally are set to win up to 445 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly. The final outcome […]
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Libya’s Gaddafis are in the news again. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, second son of the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, is said to have been freed under an amnesty, in a move which could fuel further instability. He had been held by a militia in the town of Zintan for the past six years. […]
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Where will you be on September 25, 2017? Top government officials and political parties came to an agreement on Wednesday to hold the heavily anticipated referendum on independence for the Kurdistan Region. Party representatives, with the exception of Gorran and Komal party members, voted on the date at a meeting in Erbil yesterday. The official […]
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France is on high alert. Police have shot a man who attacked an officer with a hammer outside the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. The man shouted “this is for Syria” during the attack, the interior minister said. Prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation. The suspect was wounded in the chest when another policeman opened fire. […]
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The situation is not improving for Qatar as Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to do the same on Tuesday. Several countries have cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism in the Gulf region. Airlines affected will include Qatar Airways, […]
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Drama is unfolding in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilizing the region. The countries say Qatar is supporting terrorist groups including the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic State. The Saudi state news agency said Riyadh had closed its […]
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Terror struck again in the heart of the British capital of London. Six people have been killed in an attack in central London in which three assailants were shot dead by police. A white van hit several pedestrians on London Bridge before stopping. Three men then left the vehicle and stabbed a number of people […]
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