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Houthis target refugee camp in Hodeidah: Yemen minister
The Houthi militia attacked a refugee camp in Hodeidah, injuring five with a grenade, a Yemen minister said on Tuesday. Minister of Local Administration and head of the Higher Relief Committee, Abdul Raqeeb Fattah,
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Syria Kurds reject ‘security zone’ under Turkish control
DUBAI: Forty years ago today, Iran’s then-shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, fled the country after a 37-year reign, in the first stage of a revolution that would replace 2,500 years of monarchy with an Islamic
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Kenya attack leaves 14 dead, siege over says president
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said all the gunmen behind Nairobi hotel complex attack have been killed and the 17-hour hostage crisis is over. In a national television address, Kenyatta said on Wednesday 14 civilians died
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Jerusalem’s Palestinian Cabbies
Filmmaker: Bilal Yousef Eeking out a living as a taxi driver in the Middle East is not for the faint-hearted, especially for Palestinian cabbies in Jerusalem. "It's exhausting, kind of humiliating," says Salah Najib, a
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US envoy due in Islamabad as Afghan peace talks falter
Islamabad, Pakistan - United States Special Envoy on Afghan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, is due to arrive in the Pakistani capital Islamabad for talks with the country's civilian and military leadership, as the Afghan Taliban threaten to
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Theresa May cornered as she faces no-confidence vote over Brexit
A day after British MPs voted down her preferred deal for Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote put forward by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. The Conservative leader is likely
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Syrian Kurds reject Turkey-controlled security zone
Syria's Kurds on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for a "security zone" under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries' border. Russia, meanwhile, said only its ally, the Syrian military, should
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‘Fog of confusion’: Brexit defeat raises concerns over UK economy
Business leaders and investors say they are worried that a crushing parliamentary defeat for British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan further complicates the outlook for the UK's economy. Members of parliament on Tuesday
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Malaysia to not host any more events involving Israel
Malaysia's foreign minister has announced that the country will not host any events in the future involving Israel. In comments made on Wednesday, Saifuddin Abdullah also said the Malaysian government will not budge over a ban
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The feminist knitting circle in India upending patriarchal norms
Uttarakhand, India - When seven women in the remote mountain village of Ranikhet first met Mala Srikanth, they stood with their heads down. Srikanth was a divorcee, retired doctor, ex-military, single mother of two daughters - and wore


