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January 27, 2017

Egyptian court jails 18 for ‘inciting violence’ in 2015

An Egyptian court on Thursday jailed 18 people convicted earlier of “inciting violence” and attempting to storm a police station two years ago, according to a local judicial source....

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January 27, 2017

5,200 Iraqis return to areas of eastern Mosul

More than 5,000 people who fled the eastern half of Mosul due to recent fighting have returned to their homes in the last two days, an Iraqi relief worker...

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January 27, 2017

Senior Hamas leader speaks out Trump moving US embassy to Jerusalem

In an interview with Al Jazeera English’s current affairs show UpFront, Osama Hamdan, a senior leader of Hamas, revealed that the group is working on a new charter which...

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January 27, 2017

UN tiptoes around Trump stance on torture, refugees

The United Nations reaffirmed today that torture is illegal and that refugees deserve protection, while ducking any direct criticism of remarks made by new US President Donald Trump. Major...

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January 27, 2017

UN: Yemen wheat reserves depleted in 3 months

Yemen has roughly three months supply of wheat left to draw from, leaving the country exposed to serious disruption as a central bank crisis cuts food imports and starvation...

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January 27, 2017

‘US aid to Israel cannot continue,’ says American writer

American writer Jeremy Hammond has told a seminar organised by the Council on International Relations that US aid to Israel “cannot continue.” He made his comment during the event...

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January 27, 2017

The Week In Pictures

Step into the Middle East and see what’s been happening over the last seven days in pictures…...

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January 27, 2017

Differences between Russia and Iran over Syria bubble to the surface

Recent months have shown sharp differences that have begun to surface between apparently erstwhile allies Russia and Iran, who worked closely in their joint campaign to prop up the...

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January 27, 2017

Haniyeh returns to Gaza after 5 month diplomatic mission

Haniyeh entered Gaza via the Rafah crossing with Egypt, and said that his meetings with Egyptian officials were “fruitful”. ...

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January 27, 2017

Morocco arrests 7 suspected Daesh members

Moroccan authorities said today that they had arrested seven suspected militants linked to Daesh and seized weapons and explosive belts. A statement from the interior ministry said the group...

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