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Khashoggi killing brings attention to UN press freedom day
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi has brought more attention to the dangers facing journalists. Whether covering protests in Palestine, corruption in Malta or drug cartels in Mexico, journalists face the bullets and bombs of
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Protests continue for third day after Aasia Bibi’s acquittal
Islamabad, Pakistan - Most schools and businesses have remained shut for a third consecutive day across Pakistan, as demonstrations against the acquittal of Christian woman accused of blasphemy continue in major cities. Thousands of
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Sanctions for Khashoggi killing likely, according to Mike Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it will be several weeks before any possible sanctions are imposed on Saudi Arabia over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was murdered at the kingdom's
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Iran braces for oil sanctions after currency crash, protests
TEHRAN, Iran: Iran is bracing for the restoration of US sanctions on its vital oil industry next week, as it grapples with an economic crisis that has sparked sporadic protests over rising prices, corruption
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French ‘Daesh mothers’ held in Syria face terrible choice
PARIS: For dozens of French women detained in Syria, an impossible choice looms: Keeping their children in a war zone, or sending them home knowing they might never see each other again. Like other
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Iran-backed forces threaten Iraqi prime minister over minister standoff
BAGHDAD: Iran-backed political forces in Iraq are preparing to launch mass demonstrations in Basra to pressure the new prime minister to choose their candidates for the key security ministries. Adel Abdul Mahdi, who was
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Saudi-UAE alliance attack airbase, missile sites in Yemen capital
The Saudi-UAE military alliance at war with Yemen's Houthis says it bombed Sanaa International Airport and an adjoining airbase which were allegedly being used to launch drone and ballistic missile attacks. Colonel Turki al-Malki, the alliance's
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Time to end impunity for crimes against journalists
The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is extraordinary, not because of the brutal way he was killed, nor because those who did it are unlikely to be held to account. It is extraordinary
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The Palestinian leadership is desperate for legitimacy
On October 30, as I was scrolling through news updates from Palestine, I received a phone call from a friend. "It's that time of the year," she said through thunderous laughter, "when our self-proclaimed
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A tale of two Gulf crown princes
While experts and observers speculate on the impact of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on the career of 33-year-old Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (known as MBS), another crown prince, 25 years


