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Sudan: Crowds rally for Bashir as police tear gas rival protest
Hundreds of people gathered in Sudan's capital on Wednesday in a show of support for President Omar al-Bashir's embattled government after deadly anti-government protests erupted across the country last month. The rally backing al-Bashir, who
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Disappeared Saudi couple highlights crackdown on activists
The cases of Saudi stand-up comedian Fahad al-Butairi and his wife, Loujain al-Hathloul, a women's right-to-drive activist, who were arrested in 2018, has resurfaced following a Twitter thread detailing their disappearance. In a series
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Breaking up hard to do, Turkey says of US and Kurd ‘terrorists’
The United States faces difficulties in its withdrawal from Syria, particularly in parting ways with the Kurdish fighters it allied with to battle the armed group ISIL, Turkey's foreign minister said. "It is hard to
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Israel ex-minister to get 11 years for spying for Iran
JERUSALEM: An Israeli ex-minister charged with spying for the country's arch-foe Iran has reached a plea bargain with prosecutors that will see him serve 11 years in prison, the justice ministry said Wednesday.As part
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EU adds Iran intelligence unit to terror list over Europe attacks
BRUSSELS: The European Union added two Iranian individuals and the directorate for internal security of the Iranian Ministry for intelligence to the bloc’s terrorist list, it said in a statement on Wednesday.“These listings have
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15 Houthis killed attempting to launch ballistic missile from Saada
DUBAI: 15 Houthi militants were killed attempting to launch ballistic missile towards Saudi Arabia from Al-Tayyar district in Saada province on Wednesday, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya News Channel reported. The United Nations envoy for Yemen held talks
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Transcript: Dambisa Moyo on rethinking democracy
Mehdi VO: From the Brexit vote in Britain … Nigel Farage (archive): A victory for real people … Mehdi VO: ... to the election of Donald Trump … Donald Trump (archive): A new vision
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Israel ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran
A former minister in Israel has admitted to spying for arch foe Iran as part of a plea deal in exchange for an 11-year prison sentence, the Israeli justice ministry has said. The ministry on
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HTS offensive could draw in Syria and Turkey
Hashem locked the doors, drew the shutters, and hid in his house with his family. He feared being spotted by fighters from the former al-Qaeda-linked group, Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). "They came in and started shooting everywhere,"
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Trump demands border wall: Dems say he deals in ‘fear, not facts’
US President Donald Trump made a case for a wall on the border with Mexico in a televised address on Tuesday, saying the situation is a "humanitarian crisis - a crisis of the heart


