October 2016 – Page 27 – odiaspora.org

Islamic State said to use human shields as coalition advances on Mosul

19 October 2016

Residents of Mosul said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields as Iraqi and Kurdish forces captured outlying villages in their advance on the jihadists’ stronghold. The leader of Islamic State was reported to be among thousands of hardline militants still in the city, […]

Yemen Houthis back truce, U.N., U.S. call for aid to flow

19 October 2016

Yemen’s Houthi-run administration welcomed a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Wednesday intended to allow aid to reach areas cut off by months of fighting and in dire humanitarian need. In its first statement on the truce, a governing council composed of the Iranian-allied Houthi group and […]

How might Trump ‘drain the swamp’?

19 October 2016

Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to fix “broken” Washington, a move that he has likened to draining a swamp. What’s his plan? The businessman-turned-politician has long cast himself as an outsider who can bring much-needed change to a dysfunctional and corrupt federal government. Here […]

Clinton holds clear advantage in new battleground polls

19 October 2016

Hillary Clinton holds a decisive advantage over Donald Trump in the competition for votes in the electoral college, leading in enough states to put her comfortably over the 270 majority needed to win the presidential election in November, according to a new SurveyMonkey poll of […]

The battle for Mosul, explained

19 October 2016

In June 2014, ISIS stunned the world by seizing Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city. It was touted as proof that this group was a new kind of terrorist threat — one that could take and hold territory. Shortly afterward, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared his […]

Le bloc du changement et de la réforme refuse les ententes bilatérales

18 October 2016

Le bloc parlementaire du changement et de la réforme, présidé par Michel Aoun, a dénoncé tout discours portant sur des ententes bilatérales sunno – chretiennes. L’ancien ministre, Salim Jreissati, a donné lecture du communiqué à l’issue de la réunion hebdomadaire de son bloc. Il a […]

Les exercices militaires russo-chinois se multiplient

18 October 2016

Moscou et Pékin coopèrent de plus en plus étroitement en matière de défense antimissile face aux projets de déploiement du bouclier américain (THAAD) en Corée du Sud. En 2017, la Chine et la Russie tiendront leur deuxième exercice informatique de défense antimissile, a annoncé le […]

Aoun: El respeto a la Constitución y el Pacto, el primer paso hacia la construcción del país

18 October 2016

El jefe del bloque parlamentario de cambio y reforma, el general Michel Aoun, aseveró ayer que la reconstrucción del país depende del respeto al Pacto Nacional, durante un discurso con motivo de la conmemoración del 13 de octubre de 1990, fecha del golpe de Estado […]

Ejército sirio y Hezbolá lanzan gran ofensiva al sur de Alepo

18 October 2016

El Ejército sirio respaldado por Hezbolá continuó el lunes su asalto en gran escala sobre toda la zona del Sur de Alepo, atacando varios distritos y colinas que estaban bajo el control del Yaish al Fatah y Fatah Halab, las dos coaliciones de grupos terroristas […]

Ministro del Exterior turco pide al frente Al Nusra que abandone Alepo

18 October 2016

En declaraciones recogidas por la cadena iraní Al Alam, el ministro de Exteriores turco, Mevlut Cavusoglu, pidió al frente Al Nusra que abandone Alepo. “Los elementos del Frente al Nusra que están presentes en Alepo deben retirarse rápidamente”, dijo el ministro turco. Según el Ministerio […]

Ecuador y el Líbano firman acuerdo de cooperación comercial

18 October 2016

QUITO (Sputnik) — La Asamblea Nacional ecuatoriana aprobó un acuerdo comercial con el Gobierno del Líbano para desarrollar vínculos comerciales, diversificar el comercio y promover la inversión extranjera “con criterios de diversificación productiva”, informó el Legislativo en un comunicado. “Además, permite a nuestro país abrir […]

Pepsi Plans To Slash The Amount Of Sugar In Its Drinks

18 October 2016

The food and drink company says in the coming decade the bulk of its drink brands will switch to low-sugar options. PepsiCo is accelerating its plans to move away from sugary drinks, pledging on Monday that two-thirds of its drinks will contain fewer than 100 […]