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Underwhelming response Israeli politicians and press decry Donald Trump's remarks on Charlottesville's violent protests.
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News Brief: Bannon's Magazine Interview, 'Daily Stormer' Moves To Dark Web White House chief strategist Steve Bannon talked to the liberal magazine: The American Prospect. Web hosting companies have blacklisted The Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi site, from registration services.
NPR.org | 12 hours, 17 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Refugees From Raqqa In Northern Syria Want 'Just To Stay Alive' The International Committee of the Red Cross visited northern Syria and found 200,000 displaced people living in difficult camp conditions. Rachel Martin talks to Ingy Sedky, a group spokeswoman.
NPR.org | 12 hours, 17 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

Israel's Netanyahu Faces Criticism For Delayed Reaction To Charlottesville Rally For three days, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an outspoken critic of anti-Semitism around the world said nothing about the anti-Jewish chants and Nazi swastikas paraded in Charlottesville, Va.
NPR.org | Aug 16, 2017 6:43 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Bahrain state TV accuses Qatar of fomenting unrest Bahrain's state TV says Qatar plotted with opposition group to stoke anti-government unrest in 2011.
BBC News | Aug 16, 2017 6:33 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Khaled Sharrouf: Australia cannot confirm IS militant's death Khaled Sharrouf, one of Australia's most notorious figures, is reported to have died in Syria.
BBC News | Aug 16, 2017 07:25 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Tillerson Calls Out Key Persian Gulf Allies In Religious Freedom Report Secretary of State Rex Tillerson released the annual religious freedom report on Tuesday, singling out some key US partners from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. This comes after Tillerson has faced criticism for downplaying human rights.
NPR.org | Aug 15, 2017 8:29 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Feature: Why Was an Italian Graduate Student Tortured and Murdered in Egypt? The strange twists in the case of Giulio Regeni's disappearance in Cairo.
New York Times | Aug 15, 2017 09:00 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

White Helmets Rescuer Among Several Killed In Syria Attack A noted rescuer with the U.S.-backed White Helmets was among several killed in Syria this weekend in an attack on one of the group's offices. It could have been a criminal gang that stole their vans and equipment.
NPR.org | Aug 14, 2017 8:33 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

In Turkey, Syrian Workers Struggle To Obtain Official Employment Turkey hosts about 3 million refugees from Syria and most work in jobs off-the-books for little pay. A government plan to bring them into the formal market has barely taken hold.
NPR.org | Aug 14, 2017 8:33 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

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