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Israel expands Gaza fishing zone as part of ceasefire agreement
Israel has expanded the permitted fishing zone in the besieged Gaza Strip as part of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the group that governs the enclave. The Egyptian-brokered deal includes expanding the
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Despite setbacks, Hamas’ grip on Gaza has never been tighter
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Over the weekend, Gaza’s Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade. Rocket attacks brought a wave of Israeli airstrikes and
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Houthis lose areas in Hodeidah’s Hais and Hajjah’s Abs
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Over the weekend, Gaza’s Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade. Rocket attacks brought a wave of Israeli airstrikes and
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Arab conference in Boston’s Harvard to shed light on refugees, healthcare and governance
JEDDAH: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is next in our series “Preachers of Hate.” He is one of the fountainheads of the Muslim Brotherhood, the religious-political organization that has been sanctioned and proscribed by Gulf states and
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Zelensky to face Poroshenko in Ukraine runoff after early count
Kiev, Ukraine - Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky will face incumbent President Petro Poroshenko in a runoff vote for Ukraine's presidency, official preliminary results have shown. With more than 50 percent of votes counted, Ukraine's Central Election Commission showed
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Racism, bureaucracy, uncertainty: Refugee crisis brews in Cyprus
Names marked with an asterisk* have been changed to protect interviewees' identities. Nicosia, Cyprus - Zainab* was the only person from the group of migrants on board the ship that was dumped on a
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China set to regulate all fentanyl-related drugs
China has announced that it would begin regulating all fentanyl-related drugs as a class of controlled substances, in a change US officials had long advocated as a way to stem the flow of lethal
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New Zealand gun lobby backs ban after Christchurch mosques attack
New Zealand will crack down on firearms ownership this week after the Christchurch mosques massacre that killed 50 people. In stark contrast to the United States, where even the most minor curbs on gun
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Another tense Brexit week begins: What will happen next?
London, United Kingdom - At the start of another week, which was meant to be the first after the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, the Brexit outlook is as uncertain as ever.
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Qaradawi and Qatar: the hate preacher who became Doha’s spiritual guide
JEDDAH: Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is next in our series “Preachers of Hate.” He is one of the fountainheads of the Muslim Brotherhood, the religious-political organization that has been sanctioned and proscribed by Gulf states and


