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Sudan authorities allow reopening of Al Jazeera’s Khartoum office
Authorities in Sudan have allowed the reopening of Al Jazeera Media Network's office in the capital, more than two months after ordering its closure during months-long pro-democracy demonstrations in the country. Security officers in late
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Tlaib won’t visit West Bank under ‘oppressive’ Israeli conditions
US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has said she will no longer visit the occupied West Bank under the "oppressive conditions" required by the Israeli government, who hours earlier said they would allow her entry on
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Returning pilgrims set to revive the markets of Gaza
BEIRUT: Syrian forces gained more ground from insurgents in the country’s northwest on Thursday, edging closer to a major opposition-held town a day after militants shot down a regime warplane in the area. The regime
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Intense bombardment continues as Syrian troops advance in Idlib
ISTANBUL: Twenty years after a devastating earthquake ravaged the northwest of Turkey, Istanbulites live with the knowledge that another “Big One” is unavoidable, and that their city of 16 million is not prepared.On Saturday,
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Gibraltar Supreme Court says Iranian tanker is free to sail
Gibraltar's Supreme Court has ruled that an Iranian oil tanker is free to sail, just hours after the United States made a last-minute attempt to keep the vessel under detention, authorities said. Grace 1 had been
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UK centrists urged not to dismiss Corbyn’s Brexit plan for power
The Liberal Democrats have been urged to reconsider their outright dismissal of Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn's plan to prevent a no-deal Brexit by becoming caretaker prime minister. Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the
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Turkish drones start operating in northern Syria, says ministry
NEAR SARMADA/SYRIA: Syrian regime forces pushed further into an opposition-held bastion in the country’s northwest region on Wednesday, inching toward a key town following months of deadly bombardment, a monitor said. After eight years
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Regime forces advance toward key town in northwest Syria
NEAR SARMADA/SYRIA: Syrian regime forces pushed further into an opposition-held bastion in the country’s northwest region on Wednesday, inching toward a key town following months of deadly bombardment, a monitor said. After eight years
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Yemeni official says no talks before separatists withdraw in Aden
A top Yemeni official has said southern separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates should withdraw from areas they seized in the southern port city of Aden before the internationally recognised government engages in
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Will the rest of Europe follow Italy’s tough stance on migration?
Europe is again debating who should look after refugees and migrants who have risked their lives to escape war and violence in their own countries. More than 500 people who are stuck on rescue


