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Palestinians pray for fish as Israel opens deeper waters
GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to supplement Gaza’s usual shallows fare of
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Twitter says action taken against Netanyahu bot network
GAZA CITY: Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said on Tuesday the rocket from Gaza that hit a house in Israel last week launched due to a technical error, his first official statement on the strike. The
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Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns as president of Algeria after 20 years in power
GAZA: As their rickety motorboats puttered out into deep Mediterranean waters for the first time in almost two decades, the Palestinian fishermen prayed for deepwater mackerel and tuna to supplement Gaza’s usual shallows fare of
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WikiLeaks’ Assange ‘repeatedly violated’ asylum terms: Moreno
Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno on Tuesday said that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has "repeatedly violated" the terms of his asylum in the Andean nation's London embassy, according to a local media interview. Moreno told
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Guatemala’s top presidential contenders face expulsion from race
Guatemala City - Guatemala's elections are just two and a half months away, but whether the leading presidential contenders will end up on the ballot, disqualified, or even behind bars is still up in the
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Theresa May to seek further Brexit delay
The United Kingdom will seek a further delay to the process of leaving the European Union to expire once parliament agrees on a deal, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced. May spoke to reporters on Tuesday following
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Malaysia: Ex-PM Najib Razak to face trial over corruption charges
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is due to face trial on corruption charges on Wednesday after a delay of nearly two months. The trial is the first of several criminal proceedings against Najib,
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Algeria’s Bouteflika resigns: state news agency
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned after weeks of mass protests against his 20-year rule, according to state media. The 82-year-old leader announced he was standing down in a statement carried by the APS news
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In Egypt, rice import samples are judged in the kitchen
BEIRUT: A US-backed force said Tuesday it was chasing Daesh group fighters in eastern Syria, as coalition warplanes pound the militants more than a week after their “caliphate” was declared defeated. The Syrian Democratic
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US-backed force tracks Syria extremists after ‘caliphate’ falls
BEIRUT: A US-backed force said Tuesday it was chasing Daesh group fighters in eastern Syria, as coalition warplanes pound the militants more than a week after their “caliphate” was declared defeated. The Syrian Democratic


