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Now playing Next Cyprus Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders make historic joint appeal for reunification For the first time ever the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities have delivered a joint televised message for Christmas. They 25/12/2015
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Now playing Next Turkey Fighting intensifies in southeastern Turkey Hundreds of mourners have marched through streets of the Turkish city of Diyarbakir to reach the city centre with the coffins of two PKK militants 25/12/2015
Now playing Next Egypt Arab League demands Turkey withdraw troops from Iraq Foreign ministers of the Arab League held an emergency meeting in Cairo on Thursday at the request of the Iraqi government. On the agenda: finding a 24/12/2015
Now playing Next Saudi Arabia More than 20 dead in Saudi hospital fire Blaze started in intensive care and maternity 24/12/2015
Now playing Next Turkey Erdogan vows to continue fight against PKK Fighting continued in the Turkish town of Cizre Wednesday, as government forces shelled buildings they say were being used by the outlawed Kurdistan 23/12/2015
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Now playing Next Syria Russia rejects human rights report which accuses it of possible war crimes in Syria Defence officials in Moscow are dismissing an Amnesty International report on Russian strikes in Syria – saying it’s based on unfounded allegations 23/12/2015
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Now playing Next Turkey Istanbul: one person dead in Sabiha Gokcen airport blast A blast at Sabiha Gokcen — Istanbul’s second-largest airport — has killed one person and injured another. Both victims were female cleaners, who were 23/12/2015
Now playing Next Syria Syria: Amnesty says 200 civilians die in Russian air strikes Group condemns Russia's "shameful failure" 23/12/2015
Now playing Next Yemen Saudi-led strikes in Yemen criticised by the UN for hitting civilian areas The comments came from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights at a session of the Security Council 22/12/2015
Now playing Next Turkey Alarm over Kurdish civilian casualties in operation Turkey says is targeting militants Tens of thousands have fled their homes in numerous locations where the operation is taking place 22/12/2015
Now playing Next Business Series After a volatile 2015, a look forward to 2016 On the season finale of Business Middle East we summarise a volatile year and discuss the 2016 forecast for global and MENA markets with Nour Eldeen 22/12/2015
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Now playing Next Syria Scores killed, over a hundred injured as air strikes target rebel-held city in northwest Syria Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russia have reportedly killed scores of people and injured many more in the rebel-held city of Idlib 21/12/2015
Now playing Next Israel Israeli vice premier steps down over sex allegations Israeli Vice Premier, Silvan Shalom, has resigned after allegations that he sexually harassed a number of women during his career. Silvan Shalom 21/12/2015