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Israel bans top Palestinian Waqf officials from Al-Aqsa
Police in Israel have extended bans on top Palestinian officials who oversee Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa compound from entering the holy site, in a move analysts warned could further escalate tensions. The decision on Sunday came
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Venezuela’s indigenous migrants struggle to preserve traditions
Aid workers in Brazil say indigenous people fleeing Venezuela are among some of the most vulnerable migrants. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Boa Vista, Brazil, where he met one indigenous group who are
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OIC foreign ministers condemn Israeli violations against Palestinians
ABU DHABI: A high-profile meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has pledged its commitment to establishing an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital.Delegates at the 46th
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UK’s Hunt says Yemen peace deal is now ‘in last chance saloon’
LONDON: The Stockholm Agreement is now in “last chance saloon,” British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said in a statement during a visit to Yemen on Sunday. "The process could be dead within weeks if we do
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Shamima Begum’s Dutch husband wants to return to the Netherlands with her
JERUSALEM: The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the US Embassy to Israel.For decades, the consulate
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‘We need change’: Algerian expats join anti-Bouteflika rallies
Just as students across Algeria on Sunday began gathering once again to demand their country's president step down, thousands of kilometres away, on the other side of the Mediterranean, their compatriots were also getting ready
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Israel bans top Palestinian Waqf officials from Al Aqsa
Police in Israel have extended bans on top Palestinian officials who oversee Jerusalem's Al Aqsa compound from entering the holy site, in a move analysts warned could further escalate tensions. The decision on Sunday
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Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and police force
A Huawei executive is suing the Canadian government, its border agency and the national police force, alleging that they arrested, searched and interrogated her before informing her she was under arrest. Lawyers for Meng
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Award-winning photographer Yannis Behrakis dies aged 58
Yannis Behrakis, an award-winning photographer with Reuters news agency, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 58. Behrakis, who worked at Reuters for more than 30 years and died on Saturday, was
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India accused of targeting Muslims in Kashmir crackdown
Regional Kashmiri leaders are criticising the Indian government's crackdown against separatist groups in the disputed region. One of them is Jamaat-e-Islami, whose members are accused of supporting armed resistance against India. Hundreds have been


