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IN MOSUL, CIVILIANS DESCRIBE THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR A COMING BATTLE Nineteen-year-old Leyla (not her real name) has not left her home in more than a month. A resident of the Iraqi city of Mosul, she would rather suffer the claustrophobic boredom of remaining indoors than risk venturing out and encountering the fighters of the Islamic State militant group(ISIS). Thes...

• 15 October 2016
• News ID: 3828
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Ilham Aliyev: Azerbaijan, Pakistan support each other on Nagorno-Karabakh, Kashmir Baku – APA. Azerbaijan and Pakistan demonstrate mutual support on Nagorno-Karabakh and Kashmir issues, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said in a joint press statement with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Baku Oct. 14.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3822
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Russian FM: Turkey can play positive role in Karabakh conflict settlement Baku – APA. Turkey can play a positive role in the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, TASS agency reported Oct. 14 citing Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3823
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Pakistani PM ends official visit to Azerbaijan Baku – APA. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharifcompleted his official visit to Azerbaijan on Oct. 15.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3824
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President: Azerbaijan keen to buy most modern weapons from Pakistan Baku – APA. Azerbaijan is keen to purchase the most modern, high-tech weapons from Pakistan, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyevsaid in a joint press statement with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Baku Oct. 14.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3825
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Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO over Jerusalem Baku – APA. Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO Friday after the UN cultural organisation adopted two resolutions on the occupied Palestinian territories including annexed east Jerusalem ahead of a final vote next week, AFP reports.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3826
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Iraqi prime minister survives mortar attack in Kirkuk Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Friday narrowly missed being killed by mortar fire that struck an area he had visited only minutes earlier in Iraq’s northern Kirkuk province, according to a military source.

• 14 October 2016
• News ID: 3827
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parliament endorses extending state of emergency Turkey's parliament has endorsed a government decision to extend a state of emergency declared in the aftermath of a failed military coup by three months.

• 13 October 2016
• News ID: 3817
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• Group News: Parliaments News

With 'Unstoppable' Momentum, Paris Climate Pact Set for Early November Entry Into Force United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today that the Paris Agreement on climate change signed by world leaders this past April is set to enter into force on 4 November, as enough countries have signed onto the landmark accord to bring it to the emissions threshold that will trigger ...

• 11 October 2016
• News ID: 3818
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Pakistan passes anti-honour killings and anti-rape bills ISLAMABAD: A joint session of the Parliament unanimously approved anti-honour killing and anti-rape bills moved by PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar on Thursday.

• 10 October 2016
• News ID: 3819
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APA Cooperation and Coordination Committee meeting At the side of 135th IPU Assembly APA Cooperation and Coordination Committee meeting At the side of 135th IPU Assembly

• 10 October 2016
• News ID: 3816
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ISIS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi ‘Poisoned’ in Iraq Daesh’s ringleader, Ibrahim al-Samarrai, also known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has reportedly been poisoned together with three other commanders of the Takfiri terrorist group; Press TV reports.

• 03 October 2016
• News ID: 3815
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Azerbaijani Lawmakers Vote To Resume Relations With European Parliament Azerbaijani's parliament has passed a resolution on resuming relations with the European Parliament that have been suspended for more than a year.

• 03 October 2016
• News ID: 3820
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Turkey renews parliament vote on military operations in Syria and Iraq Turkey’s state-run news agency says parliament has extended by another year a motion allowing cross-border military operations into Syria and Iraq against Kurdish militants and the Islamic State group.

• 03 October 2016
• News ID: 3821
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Azerbaijani president receives Iran’s interior minister Ramiz Mikayiloghlu – APA. “I’m amazed by the rich culture of the Azerbaijani people,” said Pope Francis during the meeting with representatives of the Azerbaijani government, public and diplomatic corps at the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku Oct. 2.

• 02 October 2016
• News ID: 3813
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U.N. atomic agency chief says Iran sticking to nuclear deal Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told French daily Le Monde, APA reports quoting Reuters.

• 01 October 2016
• News ID: 3814
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Women gain ground in parliamentary election in Jordan Women’s rights campaigners in Jordan believe the country is slowly moving towards more progressive political representation after female MPs won 20 of 130 seats in parliamentary elections on Tuesday, compared with 18 out of 150 in the previous parliament.

• 30 September 2016
• News ID: 3805
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Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President, Voting Postponed Until October 31 Fifty-one deputies attended the 45th parliamentary session, whereas 35 more were needed for a quorum, according to the parliament's Speaker Nabih Berri.

• 29 September 2016
• News ID: 3806
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Syrian parliament speaker due in Iran for talks The Syrian parliament speaker will pay an official visit to Iran soon to hold talks with senior officials of the Islamic Republic, the Iranian parliament speaker's special advisor on international affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, says.

• 27 September 2016
• News ID: 3807
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Muslim Brotherhood Regains Foothold in Jordan’s Parliament The Muslim Brotherhood won seats in Tuesday’s Jordanian parliamentary elections, a mostly symbolic victory that revives the movement’s presence in the country’s legislature for the first time in nearly a decade. Results of the of the vote were disclosed on Thursday.

• 23 September 2016
• News ID: 3808
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