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Turkey poised to send 3,000 refugees to Greece every day

(The Independent)- The Turkish government has a secret plan to allow 3,000 refugees to sail to Greece every day, intelligence officials have claimed. Greek analysts claim thousands of dinghies and motorboats have massed along the Turkish coast as the refugee deal agreed between Ankara and...

Hasaka: People suffer as PYD controls bread and water supplies

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Regime militias and Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) monopolize the most important trinity in peoples’ lives; water, electricity and bread. This became a method to pressure the population and to lure them into joining these militias to militarize the society. The ones...

OPEC makes last-ditch bid to save oil deal as tensions grow

OPEC was trying on Monday to rescue a deal to limit oil output as tensions grew among the producer group and non-OPEC member Russia, with top exporter Saudi Arabia saying markets would rebalance even without an agreement. OPEC experts started a meeting in Vienna at 0900 GMT and were due to...

UN torture expert starts Turkey visit amid abuse claims

The UN's expert on torture was Monday beginning a week-long visit to Turkey following claims prisoners have been ill-treated in the wake of the July failed coup. Nils Melzer, special rapporteur on torture, arrived in Turkey on Sunday and will speak with alleged victims and inspect detention...