Hundreds of Iraqis leave Syria’s Al-Hol camp for home country

Some 690 people from more than 150 families left Al-Hol camp in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria on Wednesday for Iraq
The Six-Day War laid the foundations for the Israel Lobby

To build international support for the Six-Day war in 1967, Israel peddled the idea of a second Shoah. This was especially useful for rallying American Jews who had not previously identified as strongly with Israel and Zionism, writes Emad Moussa.
Protester shot dead as Sudan marks three years since bloody crackdown

The protester’s killing by Sudanese forces came as demonstrators staged protests commemorating those killed since the bloody military crackdown three years ago.