en_il-hotdailynews: 2015-08-16 Israel Middle East

40 migrants suffocate on overcrowded boat off Italy
Times of India
ROME: More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean on Saturday, the Italian navy said, after apparently suffocating below deck on the boat taking them to Europe. "Operation underway... many migrants saved. At least 40 dead," the navy said on ...

40 Migrants Found Dead in Sea Rescue   New York Times
'40 Migrants Die In Mediterranean'   The Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)
At least 40 migrants die in Mediterranean: Italy navy   Channel News Asia
Daily Times
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Spate of Baghdad bombings kill 22
Irish Independent
A car bomb at a popular car dealership has killed 13 people and injured 52 in eastern Baghdad's volatile Sadr City neighbourhood, two days after a market bombing killed dozens. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Baghdad bombings leave at least 24 people dead   CBC.ca
Iraq officials: Bombs in and around Baghdad kill 22 people   STLtoday.com
Baghdad car bomb kills 11: Officials   Channel News Asia
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Official: 'A Lie' That South Sudan Pulling Out of Peace Talks
Voice of America
ADDIS ABABA—. South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei said Saturday that reports the government was pulling out of peace talks in Addis Ababa were "irresponsible" and "a lie." "It is unfortunate that some of the groups have been spreading a ...
South Sudan peace deal in balance as leaders gather ahead of deadline   Financial Express
Mediators say they expect South Sudan's Kiir in Addis Ababa on Sunday   Sudan Tribune
S.Sudan government to continue peace talks, but not president   The Daily Star

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US official: we need Turkey to defeat ISIS
Al-Arabiya
A Turkish Air Force A400M tactical transport aircraft is parked at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, July 24, 2015. (Reuters). Share. Text size A A A. Staff writer, Al Arabiya News Saturday, 15 August 2015. A U.S. official said ...
CF strikes ISIL in Iraq and Syria as DND slips into silent mode for campaign   MetroNews Canada
Anti-ISIL Airstrikes Continue in Syria, Iraq   Department of Defense
20 more airstrikes launched against ISIL in Syria, Iraq   Kuwait News Agency
The Times
PPP Focus.com
Today's Zaman
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Sex slavery adopted and codified by Islamic State
Irish Times
In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a sin. Because the pre-teen girl practised a religion other than Islam, the Koran not only gave him the right ...
How Isis has established a bureaucracy of rape   The Guardian
The Fight To Document The ISIS Massacre Of The Yazidis   Huffington Post
Let's not forget the fate of the Yazidi rape survivors   Al-Arabiya
New York Times
New York Daily News
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Pan-Islam and Muslim nationalism
The Hindu
What happens offstage or off the field is often more interesting than what you see on stage or on that 22-yard cricket pitch. Similarly, in history, events not reported or deliberately suppressed sometimes tell us more about an era than what's taught ...
Do moderate Islamic politics have a future in Europe?   Beliefnet
Facing Jihadist Challenge, Muslims Need To Focus On Islamic Pluralism   Kashmir Images
Overcoming Islamophobia: Fear is never the best basis for action   The Globe and Mail
Gatestone Institute
Dallas Morning News
Huffington Post
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Defense team of Egypt's Morsi appeals death sentence
Xinhua
CAIRO, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- The defense team of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi appealed Saturday against a death sentence and a prison term handed down to the Islamist former leader, official MENA news agency reported. Cairo Criminal Court ...

Life in Cairo - a correspondent's notebook   Telegraph.co.uk
Defence appeals death sentence for Egypt's Mohamed Morsi   Economic Times
Egypt's deposed president Mursi appeals death sentence - lawyer | Reuters   Firstpost
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'You have no strategy for victory in Lebanon,' Nasrallah taunts Israel on war ...
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Nasrallah, who gave the speech from his hiding place, praised "the heroes of the resistance who fought to their last drop of blood in July 2006." An Israeli soldier walks as leaves Lebanese territory during the second day of a ceasefire near the town ...
Sayyed Nasrallah: Fragmentation A US Scheme in Iraq, Syria and Even KSA   Salem-News.Com
Iran congratulates Lebanon on anniversary of 2006 Hezbollah victory   Tehran Times
Hezbollah's Nasrallah warns Israel against launching new war   i24news
Prensa Latina
BasNews
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Abadi's storm in a teacup?
Arab News
Those who went to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi when he first took office, were surprised by checkpoint guards asking them which prime minister they were going to meet? Nouri Al-Maliki was refusing to leave and his influence was still ...
Iraqi premier unveils reforms after anti-government protests   Junior College
Thousands of Iraqis rally in support of government reforms   New Zealand Herald
Protests erupt in Baghdad against persistent power cuts   Anadolu Agency
Rudaw
Middle East Online
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Online entry permits to UAE for GCC residents
Zawya (registration)
Dubai: GCC residents can now apply for their entry visas to the UAE through an online portal called 'Fawri', the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday. The Fawri service aims to expedite passenger movement across the UAE's entry points and ...
Online UAE visa service for GCC residents to boost trade   Arab News
New service launched for entry visa into UAE   Times of Oman

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