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Hamas member killed in Gaza tunnel collapse, second in 48 hours
Written by Writing onlineSaturday afternoon another Hamas militant was killed in a separate tunnel collapse
Iraqi forces end Islamic State assault in Kirkuk
Written by Writing onlineIraqi police and Kurdish security forces deploy in Kirkuk on October 21, 2016, after Islamic State jihadist gunmen attacked the city
Tunisia: Ghannouchi, Queen of Sheba our model of democracy
Written by Writing onlineROME - ''There are two models of power: a despotic one of the Pharaoh and that of the 'shura' followed by the Queen of Sheba, who consulted the people. Arab countries were unfortunately governed by Pharaohs and not by Queens of Sheba'', said the leader of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi. He concluded referring to a figure that is both in the Bible and the Koran in a speech yesterday held at a meeting on 'Islam and democracy: the Tunisian exception', promoted by Ispi with the president of Italian foreign affairs commission Pier Ferdinando Casini.
Syria’s first lady, Asma al-Assad, says she rejected offers of asylum
Written by Writing onlineSyria's first lady rejects offers as 'attempt to shatter people's confidence in their president'
Russia, Syria halt air strikes on Aleppo: Russian defense minister
Written by Writing onlineSyria conflict could spark world war between Russia and US, Turkey warns