"The EU should immediately impose an embargo on all transfers of the types of arms and equipment being used by Egypt to commit serious human rights violations."

Twelve European countries have flouted an EU-wide suspension on arms transfers to Sisi's Egypt, rights group says
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Chatham House report says any agreement made would address nothing more than “elite-level” interests...

Think tank report says UN peace efforts do not address nexus of local rivalries that could spark series of small wars after national conflict ends
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The four IS jailers reportedly beheaded seven American, British and Japanese hostages, as well as 18 members of the Syrian army.

The fourth IS jailer involved in the killing of American journalist James Foley and others has been identified as El Shafee Elsheikh
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Today, migration itself has often become a source of suspicion, a security threat, a concerned talking-point on TV debate...

The UK's textile trade once made it a destination for ambitious Syrian Jews - but now border closures have almost shut the door on this history
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This town was the setting of a 2004 documentary about the neo-Nazi movement...

Police say a 17-year-old, one of a group of Syrians, Egyptians and Somalis chased to a supermarket, was punched in the face
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The floating cemetery for thousands of Syrians who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean

Project commemorates more than 4,000 Syrians who died during their sea crossing on the world's deadliest migration route
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Why a British historian withdrew from a £225K Israeli prize

Historian Catherine Hall said she withdrew from the prize after discussions with those involved in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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