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Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man and wounded more than 40 as thousands protested near the Gaza Strip's perimeter fence, the enclave's health ministry has
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Jordan, Amman - Thousands of shoppers have descended on central Amman in a show of support for business owners whose stores were badly affected by heavy rains last
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ALGIERS: Several lawmakers of Algeria's ruling FLN party have resigned to join mass anti-government protests, the private Ashourouq TV station said on Friday. Tens of thousands of Algerians defied
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CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters chanted anti-government slogans after leaving prayers at a major mosque near Sudan's capital on Friday, drawing tear-gas volleys from police, eyewitnesses said.The demonstration in
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JERUSALEM: Palestinians prayed at a building in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday, defying Israeli efforts to bar access to that part of the flashpoint holy site.There have recently
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Pakistani authorities have begun a crackdown on groups it claims are linked to banned organisations. So far, more than 100 people have been arrested and the government's also
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Tens of thousands of Algerians have taken to the streets of the capital, Algiers, as part of the biggest rallies yet against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a
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In Iraq, people are living with fear and stigma because of their ties to ISIL. Families with links to ISIL have found it difficult to obtain identity cards,
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‘Sky is the limit,’ says Aisha Al-Mansouri, the UAE’s first female A380 pilot DUBAI: As the UAE’s first female pilot of an A380, Aisha Al-Mansouri knows a thing
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A warning: Viewers may find some images in this report distressing. When Yemen's warring sides agreed to stop fighting and withdraw their troops from a crucial port city,
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Karachi, Pakistan – Thousands of women from a cross-section of society are rallying in cities across Pakistan as part of the "aurat march" (women's march) to mark the International Women's
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Israeli forces have beefed up security in and around the Old City of Jerusalem, following recent tensions surrounding the Bab al-Rahma prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
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GAZA: Amid the poverty and deprivation of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian women struggle to find a taste of normality that is taken for granted in much of the
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‘It’s a challenge’: Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister BEIRUT: “What, it’s been two weeks? Wait, three weeks? No!” Lebanon and the Arab world’s first
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Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister, pledges to take ‘people-centric’ approach in Lebanon BEIRUT: “What, it’s been two weeks? Wait, three weeks? No!” Lebanon and
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Tens of thousands of Algerians are expected to rally against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to seek a fifth term in office on Saturday, in what may become Algeria's
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday blamed "American imperialism" for a prolonged power outage which affected most of the South American country. The embattled president blamed the blackout
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Noura Bendali was leaving her workplace one evening when she saw the Danish People's Party's new campaign. The leader of the far-right party had been putting up placards
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‘It’s a challenge’: Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister BEIRUT: “What, it’s been two weeks? Wait, three weeks? No!” Lebanon and the Arab world’s first
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‘It’s a challenge’: Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister BEIRUT: “What, it’s been two weeks? Wait, three weeks? No!” Lebanon and the Arab world’s first
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‘Sky is the limit,’ says Aisha Al-Mansouri, the UAE’s first female A380 pilot DUBAI: As the UAE’s first female pilot of an A380, Aisha Al-Mansouri knows a thing
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Beirut, Lebanon - Aziza Chami wipes away tears as she describes the toll Lebanon's misogynistic citizenship laws have taken on her daughter. "My daughter graduated three years ago but
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Abuja, Nigeria - Nigerian women are hoping to use Saturday's local elections to change the country's political dynamics by triggering an upset during the polls. Women's groups have been mobilising
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President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less
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‘It’s a challenge’: Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister BEIRUT: “What, it’s been two weeks? Wait, three weeks? No!” Lebanon and the Arab world’s first
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‘It’s a challenge’: Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister BEIRUT: “What, it’s been two weeks? Wait, three weeks? No!” Lebanon and the Arab world’s first
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Wife of imprisoned Qatari royal tells of suffering of children at hands of regime JEDDAH: Asma Al-Rayyan, the wife of Sheikh Talal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Thani, an imprisoned member
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