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Border Police officers search the streets of Tel Aviv following the shooting attack (Reuters)

Israel Bill to Empower Defense Minister

by Nazir Majli | Oct 28, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- An Israeli government-sponsored bill that would expand the defense minister’s powers to restrict the freedom of citizens (Jonathan Lis, October 27) represents another step in an uninhibited campaign whose goal is to deal a death blow to human rights and the...

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A newly displaced Iraqi woman kisses a child’s hand as she is reunited with her relatives at a refugee camp in the Khazer area. Bulent Kilic / AFP

U.N. Says ISIS Using ‘Tens of Thousands’ as Human Shields in Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 28, 2016 | Middle East

ISIS has abducted “tens of thousands” of men, women and children from areas around the Iraqi city of Mosul and is using them as human shields as Iraqi government troops advance, the U.N. rights office said on Friday. The militants killed at least 232...

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Hail Airport and Nesma officials at the launch. Oct 28 2016/Saudi Gazette

Saudi Arabia: Aviation Market Flourishes, Ticket Prices Likely to Drop

by Eman Al-Khattaf | Oct 28, 2016 | Business

Dammam- Nesma Airlines first flight took off on Thursday while Flyadeal is expected to commence operations mid of 2017 – This actually hints that 2017 will be a competitive year among airlines. Effective airlines in Saudi Arabia will reach four companies in one year:...

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Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir attends the swearing-in ceremony of Uganda’s president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the Kololo independence grounds in Kampala, Uganda, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Edward Echwalu

Sudan’s Bashir: There Is a Plan to Divide the Arab Region

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 28, 2016 | Interviews

Medina- Sudan’s President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir expressed no regret over boycotting Iran, showing no concern over its war strategy that was a hidden factor in the recently-ended relations. The President said Iran is leading an Israeli-cruciferous coalition,...

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German police in Chemnitz. (AFP Photo/Hendrik Schmidt)

Syrian Refugee Faces Charges for Scouting Germany Attack Sites for ISIS

by Majid al-Khateeb | Oct 28, 2016 | World

Cologne- German federal prosecutors announced on Thursday that they had brought charges against a 19-year-old Syrian man accused of having scouted targets in Berlin for a potential attack by the ultra-hardline terror group ISIS. The man identified only as Shaas Al-M....