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Tunisia is the birthplace of the Arab Spring, and is hailed as the only Arab nation to achieve democracy. While...

Iraqi troops move to Qaim and Rawa near Syria border after Hawija's capture in October 2017

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Iraqi Security Forces Move on Rawa and Qaim Near Syrian Border

by Fergus Kelly

2017/10/25

Iraqi Security Forces have moved towards Qaim and Rawa in west Anbar province near the border with Syria, to capture...

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Kurdistan Gov’t Freezes Referendum Results, Calls for Dialogue

2017/10/25

The Kurdish regional government has announced that it will freeze results of the independence referendum to "avoid war" with the...

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Cannabization of Albania Shapes Political Debate in Country

by Alida Karakushi

2017/11/02

TIRANA, Albania – Even though Albania is still just a candidate to become a new member of the European Union,...

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Iraqi Kurdistan to Delay Parliamentary Elections

by Joanne Stocker

2017/10/24

The parliament of Iraqi Kurdistan voted on Tuesday to delay planned elections after three of the autonomous region's political parties...

Rohingya refugees arrive at a UNHCR transit centre in Cox’s Bazar, south-east Bangladesh on October 19 after spending four days stranded at the Myanmar border with some 6,800 other refugees.

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US Considering Sanctions Against Myanmar Officials over Rohingya Treatment

by Joanne Stocker

2017/10/24

The United States is considering sanctions against military leaders in Myanmar over the treatment of the country's minority Rohingya population,...

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World Needs to Speak up Against Myanmar’s Crackdown on Rohingya

by Ronan Lee

2017/11/09

The systematic way Rohingya villages have been destroyed leaves little doubt Myanmar aims to illegally force all Rohingya out of...

Women and children living in the Rukban camp along the Syria-Jordan border in 2016.

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With Syrian Forces Approaching, Rukban Residents Remain Trapped in No-Man’s Land

by Amy McConaghy

2017/10/23

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AMMAN, Jordan -- Life has been devastating for the thousands of displaced Syrians living in Rukban camp, a barren no...

Rohingya families arrive at a UNHCR transit centre near the village of Anjuman Para, Cox’s Bazar, south-east Bangladesh, on October 19 after spending four days stranded at the Myanmar border with some 6,800 refugees.

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European Commission Pledges €30 Million for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

by Joanne Stocker

2017/10/23

The European Commission is pledging an additional €30 million ($35 million) in aid to help Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar, Christos Stylianides,...

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Gender Equality in Europe Grows at Slow Pace

by Marina Watson Pelaez

2017/10/23

LISBON, Portugal - When Jane Zavalishina, CEO of Russia’s Yandex Data Factory, started attending conferences on innovations in metallurgy, she...

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Three Suicide Attacks Kill Nearly 90 in Afghanistan

2017/10/21

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Three suicide bombing attacks have killed at least 87 people in Afghanistan, adding to a string of similar attacks in...

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Oil Markets Warily Watch Erbil-Baghdad Dispute

by Abdullah Ayasun

2017/10/22

The Kurdish region in Iraq was confident in the face of threats when it went to independence referendum last month,...

Battle of Raqqa is Down to 3 Neighborhoods, US Coalition Envoy Says

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Tillerson: Raqqa Liberated from ISIS, Fight Against Group to Continue

by Anna Varfolomeeva

2017/10/20

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued an official statement on Friday marking the liberation of the Syrian city of...

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Visa Crisis Only Tip of Iceberg in US-Turkey Row

by Pesha Magid

2017/10/20

“We do not need America,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said last week in a remarkable display of defiance against Turkey's...

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Russian Socialite to Challenge Putin in 2018 Presidential Election

by Anna Varfolomeeva

2017/10/19

Russian TV star and liberal journalist Ksenia Sobchak has announced her plans to participate in the 2018 presidential election where she is...

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UN is Looking at Legal Boundaries if Rohingya Violence is Genocide

The United Nations is looking at legal boundaries to determine if violence against Rohingya Muslims constitutes genocide. Jyoti Sanghera, Asia...

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Russia Considers Retaliation Against US-funded News Outlets

by Maria Michela D'alessandro

MOSCOW, Russia - As Washington and Moscow are locked in a bitter information war, media outlets are caught in the...

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Key Decisions to Be Made at China’s 19th Party Congress

by Liz Chen

China’s President Xi Jinping is under the spotlight this week. On Wednesday, the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist...

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Iran’s Khamenei Threatens to ‘Shred’ Nuclear Deal if US Pulls Out

Iranian supreme leader has said his country will "shred" the 2015 nuclear deal with the U.S. and five other European...

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Iraqi Troops Recapture Kurdish-held Towns Along Iranian Border

2017/10/17