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Debate rages in Egypt as priest tells Christian women to cover up
CAIRO: “Why are women and girls coming to church if they’re wearing revealing and inappropriate clothes?” That was the message of the sermon delivered by Father Daoud Lamei whilst presiding over an Orthodox Easter
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Palestinians want Jerusalem cut from Eurovision videos
Houthis start withdrawal from Hodeidah port, Yemeni minister dismisses pullout as a ‘show’ HODEIDAH: Houthi militia on Saturday started withdrawing forces from Saleef port in Hodeidah under a UN-sponsored deal stalled for months, a
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Brazil: Judge gives Bolsonaro 5 days to clarify gun decree
A Brazilian supreme court judge has given President Jair Bolsonaro and his justice ministry five days to respond to criticism that a recently signed gun decree has violated the country's constitution. The May 7 presidential order would grant
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Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from Yemen ports
Yemen's Houthi rebels have begun a long-delayed withdrawal of their forces from key ports in Hodeidah province, the group said, under the terms of a UN-brokered peace agreement aimed at ending the country's four-year-long
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Dazzling lights, swelling crowd give Al-Quds the Ramadan feel
JERUSALEM: Salaheedin, the main business street in East Jerusalem, was busy but not extremely full around noon on Tuesday, the second day of the holy month of Ramadan. But once you pass the structures
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UN council members warn of catastrophe in Syria’s Idlib
JERUSALEM: Salaheedin, the main business street in East Jerusalem, was busy but not extremely full around noon on Tuesday, the second day of the holy month of Ramadan. But once you pass the structures
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Israel gunfire kills Palestinian in Gaza days after ceasefire
Israeli fire has killed a Palestinian in Gaza during demonstrations by the Israeli fence Gaza officials said, despite a ceasefire agreement reached on Monday that ended days of fighting. Abdullah Abd al-Aal, 24, was shot in
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Trump says talks with China will continue as trade war escalates
US President Donald Trump said on Friday trade talks with China would continue even after Washington moved to increase tariffs on Chinese imports, avoiding the worst-case scenario of a complete breakdown in negotiations. Trump's
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Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq ‘placed on high alert’
TRIPOLI: For students at Takmiliyat Al Kobba 2nd School in Tripoli in northern Lebanon, getting an education used to mean risking their lives in a hail of bullets. Pupils would dash down the exposed
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Lebanon students get classes in surviving war and disasters
TRIPOLI: For students at Takmiliyat Al Kobba 2nd School in Tripoli in northern Lebanon, getting an education used to mean risking their lives in a hail of bullets. Pupils would dash down the exposed


