Gary Gibbon
Syria debate: Johnson attacks ‘self-righteous certitude’
Alan Johnson rebuked Corbyn’s team with a sharp speech, but the debate hasn’t had the energy of past Commons debates on war.
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Did UK government know about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait before BA plane landed there?
In the summer of 1990, more than 350 passengers boarded flight BA149 at Heathrow. The plane was bound for Kuala Lumpur, but never made it that far. Instead it made a refuelling stopover in Kuwait City, just as Iraqi troops invaded in the first Gulf War. The passengers were held for months as “human shields”…
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Islamic State claims Kuwait mosque suicide attack
The Islamic State group claims responsibility for a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Kuwait in which at least 25 people are reported to have been killed.
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Mohammed Emwazi relatives ‘under watch’ in Kuwait
Channel 4 News understands that there are members of the Emwazi family in Kuwait City, including Jasem Emwazi, the father of so-called Jihadi John.
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Kuwait firm snaps up Little Chef in £15m deal
Restaurant chain Little Chef is saved from disappearing from Britain’s roadsides after being snapped up by a Kuwaiti company for £15m.
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Protesters storm Kuwait parliament
Dozens of anti-government protesters force their way into the Kuwait’s parliament as hundreds more stage a demonstration outside.
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FactCheck: Raab incorrectly claims scale of UK Afghan evacuation is unprecedented
There are several examples of much larger evacuations, even in UK history.
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FactCheck Q&A: Is Saudi Arabia funding ISIS?
The Wikileaks files suggest there have been western efforts to “bring pressure” on Saudi Arabia to end its support for ISIS.
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Saudis form Islamic alliance to combat terrorism
Saudi Arabia is leading an alliance of Muslim countries to combat Islamic State and other terrorist organisations.
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Gary Gibbon
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Jihadi John ‘killed in drone strike’
The Pentagon says it is “reasonably certain” British Islamic State extremist Mohammed Emwazi, also known as “Jihadi John”, has been killed in an air strike in Syria.
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Syria: should countries outside Europe be doing more?
Pressure is growing on countries outside Europe – particularly the Gulf states – to take in more refugees from the Syrian civil war. What are the facts?
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Jon Snow
Two terrorists who shocked the world
The world must focus on the true factors behind the brutal terrorist attacks that killed 66 people in Tunisia and Kuwait last week.
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Pride London: Alan Turing’s family join gay pride parade
Tens of thousands throng London’s street’s for the Pride parade
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ISIS calls for jihad answered across three continents
The devastating attacks on civilian targets in France, Tunisia and Kuwait come just days after an ISIS spokesman urged his followers to carry out attacks during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Sepp Blatter: who should replace the Fifa president?
Sepp Blatter has resigned as Fifa president, with some candidates for the job making themselves known. Fifa’s ethics committee will do integrity checks. Here’s what we know already.
