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Struggling to walk: war-wounded Syrian children bullied
Hundreds of thousands lost their arms, legs, or both during the war - especially during the bombardment of opposition-held areas. Many of those maimed are children. These children are growing out of their prosthetics
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Hamas’ Haniya visits Egypt for ‘talks on Israel truce’: Reports
Hamas' political leader Ismail Haniya has left Gaza on a trip to Cairo on Sunday as part of a high-ranking delegation to hold talks with Egyptian officials about developments in Palestine, a Hamas statement
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Mara Cherkassky transforms phone booths into artwork
Relics of a bygone era are set to become unique street art in Washington, DC. Call boxes became increasingly redundant in the mobile phone era. But an historian is hoping to give the boxes
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Bernie’s healthcare policies already won the 2020 election
When all is said and done, there may be as many as two dozen Democratic hopefuls for the 2020 presidential nomination. But nearly all of them will have one thing in common: they'll be
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Pope Francis seeks dialogue on first trip to UAE
Pope Francis starts a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, the first for a leader of the Roman Catholic Church in the Arabian Peninsula. The pontiff will attend the Global Conference
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US-led jets attack Syrian army position: media
DUBAI: Arab coalition-backed Yemeni forces liberated several areas from the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the Khab directorate, north of Al-Jawf province, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported.“The fighting resulted in the deaths of several militants,
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Yemeni army liberates several areas from Houthi militia, 7,183 mines cleared
DUBAI: Arab coalition-backed Yemeni forces liberated several areas from the Iran-backed Houthi militia in the Khab directorate, north of Al-Jawf province, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported.“The fighting resulted in the deaths of several militants,
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Iraq and Jordan reopen border crossing, boosting relations
DUBAI: Pope Francis’s unprecedented three-day visit to the UAE will not only mark the first official papal trip to the GCC, but also carry hopes with it of a new era of religious tolerance
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Australia to move child refugees on Nauru to the US
Australia has announced the last four children still in Nauru detention centre will soon be moved to the United States after the two countries struck a deal. Nauru is a tiny island country, covering just
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Philippine attacks: Al Jazeera talks to an Ajang-Ajang fighter
A member of Ajang-Ajang, an armed group accused of carrying out last week's twin bombings in the southern Philippines, has spoken exclusively to Al Jazeera. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL,


