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Libya migrants scribble on prison wall: ‘People were sold here’
On the walls of Souq al Khamis migrant detention centre in Khoms, a port city in northwest Libya, warnings of new arrivals are scratched on a grey wall. "Who comes to this house, may
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Palestinian president to dissolve parliament, Hamas irate
BEIRUT: The six Sunni deputies allied with Hezbollah have opposed the candidate Jawad Adra, whom they had agreed earlier as their representative in the next Lebanese government, which has hampered the formation of the
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Formation of new Lebanese government delayed
BEIRUT: The six Sunni deputies allied with Hezbollah have opposed the candidate Jawad Adra, whom they had agreed earlier as their representative in the next Lebanese government, which has hampered the formation of the
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Anti-Daesh envoy quits over pullout from Syria
JEDDAH: The US envoy to the global coalition fighting Daesh has resigned in protest at President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw US forces from Syria. Brett McGurk was appointed by Barack Obama in 2015 and
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Shutdown to continue for days as US Senate adjourns with no deal
The US Senate adjourned on Saturday with no deal to end a partial government shutdown, which is now expected to last until at least Thursday. US President Donald Trump, who is demanding Congress allocated
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Serbia: Thousands rally against President Aleksander 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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Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies aged 87
Saudi Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a vocal supporter of reform in the kingdom, has died aged 87, the royal court said on Saturday. Prince Talal, the senior member of the al-Saud family and father of
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Will Sudan’s Bashir survive the protests?
Sudan lost most of its oil revenues when the South seceded in 2011, and it has since struggled to recover. Inflation has skyrocketed, prices have more than doubled and the value of the Sudanese
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Corbyn: Renegotiated Brexit would go ahead under Labour gov’t
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, a blow to
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Head of UN mission monitoring Hodeidah ceasefire arrives in Yemen
ADEN: The head of a United Nations advance team tasked with monitoring a ceasefire between the Iranian-aligned Houthi militia and Saudi-backed government forces in Yemen's Hodeidah has arrived in Yemen, UN and local officials


