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New Desert Camps Surrounding Mosul Start to Receive Fleeing Villagers

30 October 2016

KHAZIR CAMP, KURDISH IRAQ — As Iraqi families speed away from the frontlines of the battle against Islamic State in trucks, the thousands of tents in the desert countryside surrounding Mosul are slowly being occupied by fleeing villagers. Some say the militant group appears to […]

Airstrikes, Fighting Continue in Aleppo

30 October 2016

Syrian government forces and their allies launched a counteroffensive Saturday under the cover of airstrikes trying to regain control of areas they had lost to insurgents the day before in the northern city of Aleppo, activists and state media said. The government had reported it […]

The transition from daylight saving time to standard time leads to depressions

30 October 2016

“The year has 16 months: November, December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, November, November, November,” writes the Danish poet Henrik Nordbrandt in a disheartening comment on the month we are about to enter. And Nordbrandt is not the only […]

New Families Flee IS Battle, as Iraq and Kurdish Forces Push Towards Mosul

30 October 2016

Families arriving at camps surrounding Mosul say they are fleeing Islamic State militants in the villages surrounding the city, and the ongoing battle. VOA’s Heather Murdock has more from the Khazi province, where new camps have been set up to take in some of the […]

Tent city: Refugees crowd Paris after ‘Jungle’ closure, residents don’t recognize own city

30 October 2016

Following the infamous Calais ‘Jungle’ camp closure, many of those displaced have been relocating to Paris. RT crew talked to Parisians, both newly-arrived and native, to find out how this is affecting the city. Trends EU refugee & migrant influx Despite French Minister of Housing […]

Syrian airstrikes on Aleppo amid intense clashes

30 October 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive Saturday under the cover of airstrikes in an attempt to regain control of areas they had lost to insurgents the day before in the northern city of Aleppo, activists and state media said. Meanwhile, insurgents launched […]

Syria airstrikes kill 22, mostly children, outside school

30 October 2016

BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes in Syria killed up to 22 people, mostly children, on Wednesday when warplanes struck a residential area housing a school complex in the northern rebel-held province of Idlib, activists and rescue workers said. A team of first responders, the Syrian Civil […]

Shi’ite militias launch offensive to seal off western Mosul

30 October 2016

Iraqi Shi’ite militias launched an offensive toward the west of Mosul on Saturday, an operation that will tighten the noose around Islamic State’s Iraq stronghold but has alarmed Turkey and could inflame tensions in the mainly Sunni area. The battle for Mosul is expected to […]

Jumblatt declares nomination of Aoun to presidency

29 October 2016

NNA – Democratic Gathering” head, MP Walid Jumblatt, declared on Friday his nomination of head of “Change and Reform” bloc, MP General Michel Aoun, to presidency. “The majority of the Democratic Gathering and the Progressive Socialist Party will vote in favor of General Aoun,” MP […]

Hariri confirms new president will be chosen Monday, says election is ‘victory’ for Saudi Arabia

29 October 2016

NNA – Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri confirmed on Friday that a new president of the Lebanese republic will be elected on October 31, depicting the much-sought event as a “victory” for Saudi Arabia. Interviewed on LBCI, Hariri rejected claims that his endorsement of MP […]

Final goodbyes for Melhem Barakat Sunday

29 October 2016

NNA – The funerals of renowned singer Melhem Barakat will take place at Saint Nicolas Church, Ashrafieh, on Sunday, before heading to his hometown Kfarshima where he will be laid to rest, poet Nizar Francis told the National News Agency on Friday.

Support for Aoun widens days before presidential vote

29 October 2016

BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt announced Friday his support for Free Patriotic Movement founder MP Michel Aoun’s election as president, the latest sign that the former general is headed to win the presidential race in the first round of voting Monday with […]

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