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Syrian army making gains ahead of peace talks

Friday, 29 January 2016 6:43 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 29 January 2016 6:44 AM ]

Members of the Syrian government forces stand in a road in the town of Rabia in Syria. © AFP

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The Syrian army and volunteer forces make sweeping gains across the northern parts of the country a day before scheduled peace talks in Geneva.
The United States issues a reminder that products imported from the occupied West Bank or Gaza should not be labeled made in Israel.
The International Committee of the Red Cross warns about the life of imprisoned Palestinian journalist Mohammed al-Qiq who is on hunger strike in an Israeli prison.
Tens of Shia and Sunni scholars from across the world gather in the Iranian city of Qom for an international conference on Takfirism and terrorism.
In Germany, the party of Chancellor Angela Merkel and its coalition partners agree on tightening the rules for asylum seekers.

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