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Australian papers go black to protest against media restrictions
Australia's biggest newspapers ran front pages on Monday designed to appear heavily redacted as part of a campaign against government secrecy and legislation that puts reporting and press freedom at risk. National and regional
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As protests grow, Lebanese are ‘reclaiming’ public spaces
Beirut, Lebanon - On the top floor of an abandoned theatre in downtown Beirut, Tarek Jaber was admiring his handiwork. The 25-year-old had just spray painted a slogan - "Look to the future" - in
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Lebanese celebrities join Beirut protests as anger rises over tax reforms
ANKARA: Accusations that Turkey has used banned incendiary weapons against civilians in its invasion of northern Syria are credible, a leading security analyst told Arab News on Saturday. Kurdish leaders said Turkish President Recep
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Libya’s navy intercepts about 150 Europe-bound migrants
ANKARA: Accusations that Turkey has used banned incendiary weapons against civilians in its invasion of northern Syria are credible, a leading security analyst told Arab News on Saturday. Kurdish leaders said Turkish President Recep
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Ministers resign after third day of protests in Lebanon
A Lebanese Christian party has announced it is quitting the government after a third day of protests across the country against tax increases and alleged official corruption. After tens of thousands took to the streets on Saturday,
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Police free nearly 150 from school in northern Nigeria
Police said on Saturday they had freed nearly 150 students from a purported school in northern Nigeria that claimed it was teaching the Koran but had instead subjected them to abuse. It was the
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Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian at West Bank checkpoint
BAGHDAD: A prominent Iraqi blogger resurfaced Friday a day after he was seized by masked gunmen, his father said, as Amnesty International denounced a “climate of fear” in the country after protests and deadly
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Iraqi blogger returns day after kidnapping
Macron slams Turkey’s aggression in Syria as ‘madness’, bewails NATO inaction BRUSSELS/ANKARA: Macron critizes Turkey's aggression in Syria as "madness', bewails NATO inaction France’s President Emmanuel Macron has bemoaned Turkey’s offensive into northern Syria
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Trump impeachment inquiry: Eight things that happened this week
Washington, DC - The impeachment inquiry of US President Donald Trump expanded this week as senior White House and State Department officials defied the president's attempts to block their testimony to Congress. Adding to
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Erdogan warns Kurds as Syria ceasefire gets off to rocky start
The ceasefire in northeast Syria got off to a rocky start on Friday, as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he would resume a full-scale operation against Kurdish forces if they do not withdraw


