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Yemen government condemns assassinations after education official’s death
The Yemeni government condemned continued assassinations after gunmen shot dead an education ministry official at the southern port city of Aden on Sunday. The government released a statement, quoted by the official news agency,
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Temperatures plunge as cold air sweeps across Eastern Europe
Cold weather is charging across Eastern Europe as the region prepares for its first Arctic blast after the summer. The leading edge of the frigid weather is bringing heavy rain with some places braced
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Meet MarÃa Fernanda Espinosa: UN General Assembly head
This week, Al Jazeera is going in-depth to cover this year's UN General Assembly. Presiding over the much-anticipated event is María Fernanda Espinosa. The Ecuadorian is just the fourth woman to lead the assembly
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Kerdasa trial: Court upholds death sentences for 20 Egyptians
A court in Cairo has upheld the death sentences for 20 Egyptians convicted of killing 13 policemen during violent unrest after the military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. "The verdict is final
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Russia says Israeli role in Syria plane downing was premeditated
The Kremlin has accused Israel of "premeditated actions" over the downing of a Russian plane in Syria last week, warning it will harm relations between the two countries. "According to information of our military
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Turkey arrests 61 soldiers over alleged Gulen links: state media
Turkish authorities have ordered the arrest of 61 soldiers from the navy and land forces, including senior officers, on terrorism charges, according to the state media. Eighteen of those ordered detained were on active duty,
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Russia to send modern S-300 missile defense systems to Syria
MOSCOW: Moscow will bolster Syria's air defence with a S-300 system and jam radars of military planes striking from off the coast of the Mediterranean following the downing of a Russian plane, its military
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Turkey orders 61 soldiers detained for suspected Gulen links — media
The governor of Marib in Yemen received on Sunday the Saudi education committee of the Ministry of Education and a representative from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid And Relief Centre. Educational needs were discussed
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Marib governor receives Saudi education committee
The Yemeni government condemned continued assassinations after gunmen shot dead an education ministry official at the southern port city of Aden on Sunday. The government released a statement, quoted by the official news agency,
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Saudi human rights activists awarded ‘alternative Nobel prize’
Three jailed Saudi human rights activists have been named winners of "the alternative Nobel prize" award, along with two anti-corruption activists, a farmer, and an agricultural scientist. Abdullah al-Hamid, Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani and Waleed


