Ukraine in arabic News
Trump pulls up draw bridge to refugees from several nations
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- Trump pulls up draw bridge to refugees from several nations
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- 1:56
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- 10 years ago
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- With a stroke of a pen, President Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending the US’ refugee programme on Friday.
The action imposes strict controls on travellers from several, mainly Muslim, countries for at least 90 days until so called ‘‘extreme vetting’‘ procedures can be put in place.
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- New York judge rules against Trump's Muslim travel ban
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- 1:20
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- 10 years ago
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- Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel to the US from seven majority-Muslim countries is in tatters after the American Civil Liberties Union won a class action lawsuit after two Iraqis were detained at JFK airport in New York.
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- Neo Nazi Golden Dawn march against migrants in Athens
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- 1:00
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- 10 years ago
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- Supporters of the far-right Golden Dawn have taken to the streets of the Greek capital, Athens, in an anti-immigration protest. Marchers expressed fury at the number of migrants remaining in Greece since the closure of the Balkan route into Europe.
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- May talks trade in Turkey for a fresh Brexit boost
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- 1:11
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- 10 years ago
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- UK Prime Minister Theresa May is in Ankara for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Coming a day after she met US President Donald Trump in Washington, insiders say it is part of a charm offensive to bolster her hand in negotiations to leave the EU.
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- 1000 refugees plucked from the Mediterranean
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- 0:55
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- 10 years ago
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- 1,000 migrants have been rescued from leaking boats in the middle of the Mediterranean. At least one person was found dead.
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- Iranian actress to boycott Oscars over Trump's 'racist' Muslim ban
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The star of an Iranian film nominated for an Oscar has said she will boycott next month’s Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood in protest at US President Trump’s proposed ban on immigrants from several Muslim nations.
Taraneh Alidoosti, 33 and born in Tehran, described the move as racist.
In “The Salesman”, Alidoosti plays one half of an Iranian couple whose life becomes strained as they take part in the American stage classic “Death of a Salesman”.
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- Turkey: Anger as Greek court rejects extradition of fugitive soldiers
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- For Turkey’s government, they are traitors. But eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after last July’s coup attempt have been told they can stay in the country, where they have claimed asylum. Ankara is furious after the Greek Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against extraditing the men, who say they fear for their safety if they are sent back.
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- EU eyes more money to process refugees in Africa
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- 1:27
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- 10 years ago
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- EU interior ministers want to spend more money on camps in Africa so refugees and migrants can be processed there.
Governments hope it will dissuade them from trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
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- Police probe Israeli PM Netanyahu again over alleged corruption
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- 0:58
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- 10 years ago
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- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has once again been questioned by police as part of an on-going corruption inquiry.
Detectives arrived at Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on Friday morning.
The Israeli premier, who is said to be facing four separate probes, is being investigated over his links to big business.
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- Russia says Syria peace talks in Geneva delayed
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- 1:01
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Upcoming UN-backed Syria peace talks in Geneva have been pushed back until late February, Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
The Russian foreign minister’s announcement came as he met representatives from some opposition groups in Moscow.
Lavrov did not explain the reasons for the latest delay.
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- Iraq: war of attrition on front line of battle for Mosul
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- 1:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The battle for Mosul is said to be entering a critical phase as Iraqi special forces try to drive ISIL fighters out of key positions on the west bank of the Tigris river. Both sides are waging a war of attrition in the northern Iraqi city, with civilians caught in the middle.
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- Several arrested in Austria anti-terror raids
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- 0:43
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Austrian police have taken eight people into custody on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist organisation.
The raids were part of an ongoing investigation into possible members of the so-called Islamic State. Austrian media reported it was a bid to break up a network of a preacher suspected of brainwashing teenagers into fighting for the jihadist group.
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- Oman - where bliss and music meet
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- 4:37
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- 10 years ago
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- At the heart of Oman’s capital, lies a “cathedral” of music: the Royal Opera House Muscat.
In a country which is made up mostly of desert there stands a refined, state-of-the-art performance centre whose hall hosts the greatest stars such as Plácido Domingo. He recently conducted the Oman Orchestra, and accompanied Beatrice Rana, the internationally acclaimed Italian pianist, in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no. 1.
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- Germany targets far right extremists in dozens of raids
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- German police have carried out dozens of raids against far-right suspects accused of plotting attacks on refugees, Jews and police officers.
At least two people were detained, and officers confiscated weapons and explosives.
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- Five more bodies found after Tehran building collapse
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Rescue workers have found five more bodies after a building collapsed in Tehran last week.
At least 20 firefighters were killed when the 17-storey building in the Iranian capital collapsed after a fire.
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- Somalia: Al Shabaab claims deadly hotel attack
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- 0:47
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A combined suicide bombing and gun attack at a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left a number of people dead and injured.
Police reports on the death toll vary, but it is believed at least 13 people were killed in and around the Dayah Hotel – a spot popular with politicians.
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- Germany deports failed asylum seekers
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- 0:55
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A group of failed asylum seekers have been deported from Germany’s Frankfurt Airport back to Afghanistan.
Among the 26 single men were said to have been several convicted criminals.
It was the second collective deportation of Afghans after a mid December charter flight returned 34 others.
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- DW: IS returnees in Tunisia
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- 3:17
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Thousands of young Tunisian men have joined the so-called "Islamic State." Many of them are now returning to their country after fighting abroad. While some believe they should be punished harshly, others say deradicalization programs are more effective.
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- Russia, Iran and Turkey agree to enforce shaky Syria truce
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- 1:40
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The three countries sponsoring the Syrian talks – Russia, Iran and Turkey – have agreed to monitor jointly a three-week fragile ceasefire. The deal came after two days of discussions in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Rebel and government delegates have held indirect talks for the first time in nine months.
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- Battle for Mosul: thousands of children in recaptured east go back to school
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- 1:14
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- 10 years ago
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- Thousands of children in Iraq are heading back to school in eastern areas of Mosul, recently cleared from ISIL control. 30 schools in the northern Iraqi city are said to have opened this week allowing some 16,000 students to resume their studies. During the two and a half years under the militants, a vast majority of students dropped out.
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- Accident in the desert))
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- 0:09
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Accident in the desert))
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- Iraqi forces 'capture eastern Mosul,' defence ministry says
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- 1:08
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Iraqi defence ministry says its forces have recaptured all of eastern Mosul from ISIL militants who had been holding on to a pocket east of the Tigris river.
A statement on the ministry’s website said the Army had gained control of the left bank of the city at a heavy cost to the jihadist group.
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- White House looks at moving US embassy to Jerusalem
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The White House says it is in the early stages of talks to carry out President Donald Trump’s pledge to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
It is an action likely to prompt protests from US allies in the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt.
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- Syria peace talks start in Kazakhstan
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Far from war-shattered Syria, talks began in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana on Monday between the opposition and representatives of President Bashar al-Assad.
Russia, Turkey and Iran are sponsoring this latest attempt at ending the six-year-old conflict but organisers are playing down hopes of a breakthrough, with the meeting expected to last only until Tuesday.
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- Turkish parliament approves controversial constitutional reforms
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- 1:31
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Controversial constitutional reforms have been approved in Turkey. A total of 339 MPs in parliament voted in favour of giving more executive power to the country’s president, while 142 were against, with no abstentions. Supporters say more presidential authority is needed in uncertain times, but critics say it is too much power in the hands of one man. A national referendum on the changes will now be held.
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- The drone-video of turkish cargo plane crashing
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A Turkish cargo plane crashed on Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, killing dozens of people both on the ground and on the plane, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.
The Boeing 747 crashed on approach to the Manas airport, south of the capital, Bishkek.
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- Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Lyabi-Hauz complex
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- 1:33
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- This week in Postcards we discover a peaceful oasis in the ancient Uzbek city of Bukhara. The Lyabi-Hauz complex and its large artificial pond is a popular spot in the heart of the city. Euronews’ Seamus Kearney reported: “In ancient times there used to be more than 100 ponds like this one scattered all around Bukhara.
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- Iran to Trump: nuclear deal is not bilateral and it's not up to you
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- It was signed with much fanfare in July 2015 but President-elect Trump has made it plain that he wants to go back to the drawing board. The nuclear deal with Iran is one of the thorny topics to watch after Trump’s inauguration on Friday. But already the Iranian President has slammed it as all hot air from Trump and talk of changing the deal is “meaningless”.
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- Reina nightclub attacker confesses - officials
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Officials in Turkey say the suspected Reina nightclub gunman, who was arrested overnight, has admitted carrying out the attack.
Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin says the man, whom he identified as Abdulgadir Masharipov, has admitted his guilt.
Sahin says Masharipov’s fingerprints matched those found at the scene.
There are strong indications he entered Turkey illegally through its eastern borders in January 2016, Sahip added, saying it is clear the attack was carried out on behalf of ISIL.
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- Kyrgyzstan village devastated as dozens die in Turkish cargo plane crash
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The village of Dacha-Suu in Kyrgyzstan is reeling after a Turkish cargo plane crashed into houses killing at least 33 residents and four crew.
The Boeing 747 operated by ACT Airlines was flying from Hong Kong to Istanbul with a scheduled stop at Manas airport north of the capital Bishkek.
The plane crashed close to the runway at 7.31 am local time.
as it attempted to land in foggy conditions.
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- Flight MH370: underwater search suspended
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended, officials have announced.
Malaysia, Australia and China – the countries coordinating the search efforts – said the decision had not been taken lightly.
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- Turkish cargo plane crashes into houses in Kyrgyzstan
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A Turkish cargo jet has crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport killing at least 16 people.
Rescue workers have recovered the body of one pilot and 15 local people whose houses were in the Boeing 747 jet’s crash area. Six children are said to be among the victims.
The plane had been en-route from Hong Kong to Istanbul with a refueling stop in Manas airport.
It crashed when trying to land in poor visibility.
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- Protests in Bahrain after first executions since 2011 uprising
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- 0:28
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Anti-government protests have taken place in Bahrain.
Supporters of the Kingdom’s Shi’ite Muslim opposition held a demonstration against the execution of three Shi’ite men convicted of killing three policemen in a bomb attack in 2014.
These were the first executions since an uprising was put down in 2011.
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- Turkey's parliament backs controversial constitutional changes
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- 0:21
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Turkey’s parliament has given preliminary approval to a new constitution which will increase the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It will allow the president to appoint and dismiss ministers, give him more scope to declare an emergency and also abolish the post of prime minister for the first time in Turkish history.
Instead there will be at least one vice-president.
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- Iraqi soldiers storm Mosul university in further push against ISIL
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- 1:05
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Iraqi soldiers have advanced into the main university complex in the city of Mosul as part of a new push against ISIL militants.
The army says the militants have been forced to retreat and a key bridge across the Tigris river has been retaken.
Seizing back control of the university would be a symbolic victory for the army.
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- Cyprus talks to resume soon amid 'last effort' to find solution
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Talks to resolve the 40-year division of Cyprus ended without agreement on Thursday night but there are plans for officials to meet again in a week.
The discussions in Geneva were attended by a top-level EU delegation as well as the three guarantors of the process – the Greek, Turkish and British foreign ministers.
Next week’s resumption will see officials gather to discuss security – more talks on the overriding political issue will follow at an unspecified date.
Some 30,000 Turkish soldiers are stationed in the north of the island. Athens and the Greek Cypriots are calling for their removal. Ankara and the Turkish Cypriot delegation are pushing for them to stay.
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- Three years probation for Hungarian reporter who tripped migrants
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- 0:41
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Hungarian camerawoman who gained notoriety after tripping an immigrant and his child near the Hungary-Serbia border has escaped prison for her actions and been handed a three-year suspended sentence.
Petra Laszlo kicked and tripped migrants fleeing police near the border in September 2015. A court in Szeged sentenced her on Thursday (Jan 12) to three years’ probation for a ‘breach of the peace’.
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- Turkish airstrikes kill 41 ISIL militants in Syria military
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- 0:51
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Turkish warplanes target so-called Islamic State positions in northern Syria.
Military sources claim that 41 ISIL fighters were killed in 10 airstrikes on Thursday.
It comes as Syrian rebels, backed by Turkish forces attempt to re-take al-Bab from the jihadist group. Now into it’s fourth month, Operation Euphrates Shield is pushing ISIL away from the Turkish border area.
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- Syria ceasefire 'largely holding' but 'exceptional' strikes kill dozens reports
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- 1:07
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The United Nations says a nationwide ceasefire in Syria is largely holding, but there are some exceptions.
Its envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, said food is running out in some besieged areas because humanitarian aid is still not able to get through.
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- Cyprus: the new UN Secretary-General's first challenge
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- 1:12
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Antonio Guterres is embarking on his first major challenge. The UN’s newly-appointed Secretary-General is chairing a conference on Cyprus after three days of reunification talks.
The foreign ministers of the island’s so-called guarantors – Turkey, Greece and former colonial power Britain – have joined him and Cyprus’s Greek and Turkish leaders in Geneva to discuss the pivotal issue of post-unification security arrangements.
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- Pakistan's PM reaches out to minorities during Hindu temple visit
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- 0:25
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- 10 years ago
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- The restoration of an ancient Hindu temple complex in Punjab has been inaugurated by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The 900-year-old site is one of the holiest in South Asia for Hindus and the visit is being seen as a symbolic gesture by the premier to appeal the the Muslim country’s minority communities.
At the ceremony, attended by senior Christian, Sikh and Hindu leaders, Sharif chastised hardline Muslim scholars who use “strange interpretations” of Islam to preach hate against other religions.
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- Scuffles erupt in Turkish parliament over constitutional amendment vote
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- 0:24
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Scuffles broke out on Wednesday (Jan. 11) between lawmakers in Turkey’s parliament at the end of a debate over a package of constitutional amendments.
Blows were exchanged when ruling party members displayed their votes in what the opposition said should have been a secret ballot. They accused the government of trying to exert pressure on them to back the amendments.
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- Hopes for a peaceful Cyprus lie in a UN vault
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- 1:24
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The historic Cyprus talks in Geneva have been slow and difficult. Both side have created maps with proposals for new boundaries. They have been submitted to the UN and sealed in a vault. Discussions to thrash out a single, compromise map will be scheduled for a later date.
Turkish Cypriot spokesman Baris Burcu said both maps conformed to already agreed upon criteria for how much of the island’s land would go to the Turkish Cypriot zone — between 28.2 and 29.2 percent.
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- Snowmen on the streets of Turkey
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Citizens of Turkey, making a snowman, have made the difficult winter conditions in entertainment.
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- Talks on Cyprus reach crucial point, territorial issues remain
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Talks in Geneva on the reunification of Cyprus have reached a crucial point. Greece has suggested Turkey has a 28.2 percent share of the island, while the Turkish delegation is pushing for 29.2 percent.
Each side has handed the UN maps with new boundary proposals.
The UN envoy to Cyprus said there was still work to do, but added that discussions to resolve its 42-year division are ‘on track’ and many contentious issues have been resolved.
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- Syria: government and rebels 'reach Damascus water supply deal'
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The Syrian government has reportedly reached a deal with rebels in the Wadi Barada valley for technicians to enter a damaged water supply plant, which serves Damascus.
Intense fighting has taken place between government forces and insurgents as President Bashar al-Assad’s troops aim to take control of the area lying north-west of Damascus. Assad, who claims the rebels are part of a jihadist group not covered by the Russia-Turkey-brokered ceasefire, said the army must “prevent terrorists from using water to throttle the capital.”
Some 70 percent of people in and around the city have suffered water shortages since the spring was bombed out of service in late December.
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- Refugees in Greece and Serbia forced to endure sub-zero temperatures
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- Fears are growing for thousands of refugees stuck with next to no shelter in sub-zero temperatures.
In Serbia, hundreds of migrants lined up in the freezing snow at a make-shift shelter in the capital Belgrade to receive a warm meal.
Aid agencies have blasted the authorities for failing to implement emergency measures.
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- 'Peace deal for Cyprus is possible' says UN at unity talks
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- A peace deal in Cyprus is difficult but possible – that was the message from a senior UN official as the leaders of the ethnically divided island arrived for day two of talks in Geneva.
Power sharing, ties with the EU and economic matters are on the agenda.
Speaking from their respective capitals, Greek and Turkish premiers were supportive.
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- Mixed swimming obligatory for Muslim in Switzerland
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 10 years ago
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- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Muslim girls in Switzerland must attend mixed school swimming lessons.
The decision comes after a Muslim couple refused on religious grounds to allow their two young daughters to take part and were fined 13-hundred euros.
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- Iranians rebel at former President Rafsanjani's funeral
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- 1:13
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- 10 years ago
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- The funeral of former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has presented a rare occasion for Iranians to express public resistance.
Huge crowds flocked on to the streets of Tehran to commemorate the former insider and founding member of the revolution whose political allegiances shifted in later life towards the reformists.
Rafsanjani died of a heart attack on Sunday (January 8), at the age of 82.
