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Turkey detains 21 workers over mass army food poisoning

( The New Arab )- Twenty-one employees of a Turkish catering firm providing food for soldiers were detained by authorities on Sunday, after allegedly poisoning more than 700 troops in the west of the country. The workers, who were employed with the catering contractor who supplied a meal of...

Mosul students return for exams amid devastation

Amid buildings destroyed by heavy fighting, University of Mosul students are returning to take exams interrupted three years ago when jihadists took control of their city. The university and an army of volunteers are working to clear up rubble and repair the damage left by fierce battles...

Iraqi forces storm ISIS-held Mosul Old City

 Iraqi forces started storming the ISIS-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said. The historic district is the last still under control of the militants in the northern Iraqi city, which used to be their capital in Iraq. The U.S.-backed Iraqi offensive to capture...