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January 6, 2017

Saudi Arabia to increase pilgrim capacity

Saudi Arabia will increase the capacity of Makkah’s Grand Mosque to accept more pilgrims during the next Hajj season, official sources at the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah...

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January 6, 2017

Four Yemeni detainees transferred from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia

The Pentagon sent four Yemeni detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to Saudi Arabia on Thursday, launching President Barack Obama’s final flurry of prisoner transfers despite Donald Trump’s...

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January 6, 2017

Syrian army and allies press assault to secure capital's water supply

The Syrian army and its allies pressed ahead on Friday with a two-week-long offensive to seize a strategic valley where a key spring provides supplies to four million people...

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January 6, 2017

Ice climbing in Iran

Iranian students use ice-axes and crampons to scale a frozen waterfall in the village of Meygun....

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January 6, 2017

Protests in support of Palestinian prisoners in Nablus

A group of people stage a protest in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners, held in Israeli jails in Nablus, West Bank ...

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January 6, 2017

Kerry says US encouraging Astana talks on Syria as step to peace

The United States is encouraging Syria peace talks being prepared by Russia later this month in the Kazakh capital Astana and hopes they will produce a step toward peace,...

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January 6, 2017

Two Daesh car bombs in Baghdad kill at least 14 - sources

Two car bombs in Baghdad claimed by Daesh killed at least 14 people yesterday, police and medics said, part of a surge in violence across the capital at a...

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January 6, 2017

Chad shuts border with Libya, deploys troops amid security concerns

Chad, a key ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa, said on Thursday it has closed its long border with Libya and will...

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January 6, 2017

Preparations for Orthodox Christmas in Gaza

People attend a celebration within Christmas preparations in Gaza City...

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January 5, 2017

Hezbollah prevents Russian officers from reaching Wadi Barada in Syria

Members of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia have prevented Russian officers from entering the Wadi Barada region near Damascus to monitor violations of the ceasefire committed by regime affiliated militias,...

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