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February 7, 2017 8:14 AM

UK: 300 arrested during counter terrorism operation

In UK, some 300 people were arrested during a counter terrorism operation. UK security services have detained some 300 people and seized over 800 firearms in a counter terrorism operation that lasted in the country for a month. The Telegraph newspaper yesterday reported that the operation was conduc...

February 7, 2017 7:51 AM

US embassy in Baghdad receives terrorist attacks threats

The US embassy in Baghdad has received credible threats of possible terrorist attacks on hotels in the Iraqi capital frequently visited by western travelers. The Department of State said in a press release yesterday.<br/><br/> <br/>In response to the threats, the Embassy has limite...

February 7, 2017 7:48 AM

China loges representations to US over sanctions against Iran

China has lodged representations to the United States over the latest sanctions against Iran which involve Chinese companies and individuals. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the remarks at a routine press briefing yesterday.<br/><br/>The United States on Friday announc...

February 7, 2017 7:48 AM

Saudi Arabia intensifies crackdown on writers, activists: Human Rights Watch

The US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch says that Saudi Arabia stepped up arrests, prosecutions, and convictions of peaceful dissident writers and human rights advocates in 2017. HRW Middle East Director Sarah Whitson said in a press release yesterday that Saudi Arabia is trying to silence an...

February 7, 2017 7:40 AM

US President Trump gives strong message to radical Islamic terrorists

US President Donald Trump has delivered a strong message to radical Islamic terrorists that America and its allies will defeat the forces of death who worship destruction. In defence of his immigration ban, Trump said, he will not allow them to get a foothold in the country.<br/><br/>Dur...

February 7, 2017 7:34 AM

UK PM Theresa May warns pro-European members not to obstruct Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned pro-European members of her Conservative party not to obstruct Brexit by seeking to amend a bill empowering her to begin the negotiations. MPs overwhelmingly backed the first stage last Wednesday of a bill to start Britain's withdrawal from the Euro...

February 7, 2017 7:28 AM

Israel passes law legalising 4000 homes in occupied West Bank

Israel's parliament has passed a law retroactively legalising about 4,000 homes built on settlements in the occupied West Bank. The law passed by 60 votes to 52.<br/><br/>It states that the original Palestinian landowners will be compensated with money or alternative land. The new U...

February 7, 2017 7:13 AM

Syrian govt forces advance towards IS last major stronghold in Aleppo

Syrian government forces have advanced towards Islamic State terror group's last major stronghold in Aleppo province, cutting off the main supply route into al-Bab.<br/><br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said troops have captured Tal Uwayshiya, a hill 9 kilometers to the s...

February 7, 2017 7:04 AM

US Justice Dept defends President Trump&apos;s travel ban

The US Justice Department has defended President Donald Trump's travel ban and urged an appeals court to reinstate it in the interests of national security.<br/><br/>A 15-page brief filed by the Justice Department argued it was a lawful exercise of the President's authority and...

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