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Middle East: Kurds, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran & wider ME.

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    “When you’re asleep they throw stuff at you, they urinate on you…I got my face smashed in.” Homeless people talk about the abuse they’ve suffered after calls for violence against rough sleepers to be made a hate crime.

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    15 hours ago

    There are dozens of reporters covering the migrant caravan from around the world. CNN had mutiple teams here from the beginning, most of us Spanish speakers. No one has seen anyone from the Middle East. Everyone I have talked to is from Central America.

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    16 hours ago

    My wife is so relieved. 😂

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    A top Asayish officer in Erbil, brother of Erbil Governor, someone who has been behind cracking down on protesters in Erbil & political dissent, is under house arrest as he is involved in boring holes into d KRG oil pipeline & stealing & smuggling oil

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    Oct 23

    leader steals the show from by announcing that he is breaking his party's alliance with the , which no longer enjoys a majority in the parliament. The lira slipped more than 3 percent. 's piece:

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    Oct 22

    "Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first." - Charles de Gaulle

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    Oct 23

    tumbles 2.5% after Turkey's national party leader announced breaking political alliance with

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    Oct 20

    With Watergate, the coverup was worse than the crime. In the case of Jamal Khashoggi, the crime was worse. But both the crime and incompetent coverup should make everyone question the judgment of Saudi leadership— and worry given the country’s importance to the region and world

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  9. Oct 21

    For the first time in the region's history: All opposition parties in reject results of parliamentary elections (which combined have 32% of the votes); according to the opposition parties, the elections were marred by unprecedented vote rigging.

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    Oct 20

    My thoughts are with the millions of young Saudis for whom Jamal Khashoggi wished a better future and who may be wondering what lies in store for their country, my thoughts are with the millions of Iranians, Syrians, Egyptians... all the people of this region. We deserve better.

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    Oct 19

    Poignant and welcome input. But some have said a mercurial Crown Prince who kidnaps the PM of Lebanon, launches a Cold War against Qatar, continues endless war in Yemen, jails 100s of princes, & possibly whacks enemies abroad is one major cause of the regional instability.

    What seems to be the horrific murder of Jamal Khashoggi is outraging everybody, and rightly so. The perpetrators must be held accountable, and Khashoggi’s loved ones must get justice. But keep in mind the stability of the kingdom and the wider region, which…
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    Oct 20

    They took your bodily presence from my world. But your beautiful laugh will remain in my soul forever. My darling

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    Oct 20

    As Khashoggi death rattles Saudi royal family, insiders say that King Salman is the only person who can really rein in MBS - and that it’s unlikely he’ll try.

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  14. Oct 20

    I wouldn’t call few skirmishes a ‘battle’ and there was actually no direct confrontations per your own videos: ISF/PMF wanted to takeover Pirde and they did in three hours per Reuters:

    Today marks the one year anniversary of the epic battle of Pirde. My salutes to the souls of the martyred heroes of that day and all the brave Peshmerga forces who participated in the battle
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    Oct 17

    district commissioner Fahad Hamid says five Arab tribes inhabiting surrounding areas of Shingal are against the reopening of Sihela road linking Shingal to Duhok province. Read more on this..

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    Oct 17

    have launched a campaign on Facebook social network to urge relevant departments to reopen Sihela road which connects town with the Region. Read more on this...

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    Oct 19

    IMPORTANT: Two high-level Turkish officials as well as two other Turkish officials told me Pompeo HAD NOT listened to any audio tape of murder or given a transcript of any tape. I suggest all foreign journalists to double source their reporting as they do at home

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    Oct 18

    We don't often share articles by our colleagues at , but we think it is important that as many people as possible read (and share) this.

    What the Arab world needs most is free expression, wrote in a column for us shortly before his Oct. 2 disappearance. …
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    Oct 19

    President and the 1st lady visit Al-Mutanabi street in baghdad. رئيس الجمهورية د. برهم صالح، يتجول في شارع المتنبي ببغداد، رفقة عقيلته، السيدة الأولى..

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    Oct 16

    They may have silenced my friend but they cannot kill his words. You can read all of ‘s work (in English and Arabic) for the here:

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