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  • September 1, 2017

    Car bomb kills three near Libya’s Sirte

    A suicide car bomb on Thursday left at least three people dead, including the bomber, in the Libyan town of Al-Nufaliya, located roughly 125 kilometers east of the central...

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  • September 1, 2017

    Attack on Algerian security directorate leaves 3 dead

    Two policemen were killed Thursday morning in a suicide attack on a security directorate in Algeria’s northwestern Tiaret province, according to official sources. In a statement, Algeria’s National Security...

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  • September 1, 2017

    Iraqi forces capture Daesh’s last redoubt in Tal Afar

    Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Thursday announced that the Iraqi military had “entirely liberated the district of Tal Afar, Daesh’s last stronghold in Nineveh province”. “Steadfast Tal Afar has...

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  • September 1, 2017

    On Day of Arafat, Kaaba receives elaborate new covering

    The holy Kaaba’s elaborate covering, known is Arabic as “Kiswah”, was ceremonially changed on Thursday – the Day of Arafat, which coincides with the second day of the Hajj...

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  • September 1, 2017

    Kuwaiti emir heads to US for to discuss Gulf blockade with with Trump

    Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah set out for Washington on Friday for his first official visit to the US since President Donald Trump assumed office early...

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  • September 1, 2017

    Swedish activist continues his #WalkToPalestine

    A month after he started his #WalkToPalestine campaign, Swedish activist Benjamin Ladraa is in good spirits having met a number of people of his way. He has swapped carrying his backpack...

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  • September 1, 2017

    The education of Palestinian children is an act of resistance

    In this year of significant anniversaries — the Balfour Declaration; Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip; the Israeli-led siege of Gaza — another is creeping up...

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  • September 1, 2017

    Palestine and the Caribbean

    In June, a conference aimed at bringing together leading technology companies from Israel and entrepreneurs and business experts from the Caribbean was held in Bridgetown, Barbados; it was met...

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  • September 1, 2017

    UN: Diarrhoea has killed 657 in Sudan

    Since August 2016, 657 were killed due to watery diarrhoea, while over 30,500 have been infected by the disease, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced...

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  • September 1, 2017

    Two Hamas leaders released by Israeli occupation forces

    On Thursday evening, Israeli occupation forces released two Hamas leaders in the city of Ramallah. These were Hassan Youssef, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and Bajas Nakhla....

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