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US aid for Venezuela arrives in Colombia at Guaido’s request
The deputy director of the US government aid agency is in Colombia, where the latest shipment of international assistance for Venezuela has arrived. Since February 4th, more than $195m in food, hygiene kits, medical
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In Gaza, women walk thin line between hope and despair
GAZA: Amid the poverty and deprivation of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian women struggle to find a taste of normality that is taken for granted in much of the rest of the world.Nada Rudwan used
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US urges UN to restore tough missile restrictions on Iran after tests
ANKARA: Turkish and Russian patrols will begin in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region on Friday as part of a deal agreed last year, Turkey’s defense minister said.The extremist-controlled Idlib province has been protected from a
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Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister, pledges to take ‘people-centric’ approach in Lebanon
Raya Al-Hassan, the Middle East’s first female interior minister, pledges to take ‘people-centric’ approach in Lebanon BEIRUT: “What, it’s been two weeks? Wait, three weeks? No!” Lebanon and the Arab world’s first woman interior
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19 million Yemeni children suffer malnutrition and illness
A warning: Viewers may find some images in this report distressing. When Yemen's warring sides agreed to stop fighting and withdraw their troops from a crucial port city, there was hope that more food
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‘Doing it all’: Indonesian women’s double burden
Jakarta, Indonesia - Psychologist Jackie Viemilawati wakes up at 5:30am every day to get her eight-year-old son Noah ready for school. She makes sure he showers and eats his breakfast, prepared by the family's
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Pakistani women hold ‘aurat march’ for equality, gender justice
Karachi, Pakistan – Thousands of women from a cross-section of society are rallying in cities across Pakistan as part of the "aurat march" (women's march) to mark the International Women's Day. "I am here to march
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Al-Aqsa compound ‘calm’ for Friday prayers amid tensions
Israeli forces have beefed up security in and around the Old City of Jerusalem, following recent tensions surrounding the Bab al-Rahma prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Palestinian sources said that more than
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Turkey, Russia ‘to hold joint patrols’ in Syria’s Idlib
Turkish and Russian patrols are set to begin in Idlib province, the last stronghold held by rebels in Syria, as part of a deal agreed last year. The launch of the operation on Friday marked a significant
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In Gaza, women walk thin line between hope and despair
GAZA: Amid the poverty and deprivation of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian women struggle to find a taste of normality that is taken for granted in much of the rest of the world.Nada Rudwan used


