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Mahmoud Hussein’s case was the canary in the coal mine
December 23, 2016, was supposed to be a happy day for Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein, as he travelled to Cairo to visit his family. But that day turned into a tragedy for him
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Turkey and US to coordinate Syria withdrawal and avoid vacuum
The planned US troops pull-out will leave oil and agricultural-rich areas currently controlled by the Kurdish YPG vulnerable. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has repeatedly said that he wants to retake the enclave, but Ankara
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MUST-SEE PROGRAMMES The Crusades: An Arab Perspective Shock: The First Crusade and the Conquest of Jerusalem Background to the holy wars and the First Crusade's conquest of Jerusalem, a holy city for Jews, Christians
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Indonesia tsunami kills scores, hundreds injured
At least 168 people have been killed and over 700 injured after a volcano-triggered tsunami hit both sides of Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Saturday, sending a wall of water crashing some 20 metres inland and
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This is Europe: An image of homelessness in Paris
"The meaning of the other and love have disappeared from this society. Without money, people do not exist." - Jean, a 33-year-old homeless man living on the streets of Paris At least 3,000 people are
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Serbia: Thousands rally against President Aleksandar Vucic
Thousands of people took to the streets of the Serbian capital Belgrade for the third consecutive week to protest against the government of President Aleksandar Vucic. More than 5,000 people marched towards the Serbian
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Corbyn: Renegotiated Brexit would go ahead under Labour rule
Britain's opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn would push ahead with Brexit and seek to renegotiate the terms if he won a snap election next year, he said in an interview on Saturday in a blow
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Houthi violations continue despite ceasefire in Hodeidah: Arab coalition
JEDDAH: The Arab coalition supporting the legitimate Yemeni government said on Saturday that the Iranian-backed Houthi militia continue to violate the Sweden agreement on a ceasefire in the strategic port city of Hodeidah. “The
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How did seven-year-old Guatemalan girl end up dead in US custody?
Jakelin Caal was a seven-year-old child from Guatemala who fled outrageous poverty conditions with her father. Last week, she died at Providence Children's Hospital in El Paso in still unclear circumstances. This was the
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Ethnic violence forces thousands from Ethiopia into Kenya
A refugee crisis has been playing out on the Ethiopia-Kenya border as fighting in Ethiopia between ethnic Oromo and Somali communities this year has forced thousands of people to escape to the Kenyan side.


