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May 14, 2017

Thousands of Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law

Several thousand Tunisians marched through central Tunis on Saturday to protest against a bill that would grant amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption when autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali...

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May 14, 2017

Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds 7 bodies

Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had died in the attempt to get to Europe, Italy’s...

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May 14, 2017

Iraqi forces attack Daesh in Mosul as battle approaches endgame

US-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into the last pocket of Mosul controlled by Daesh militants on Sunday as the battle for the city approaches an end after seven months...

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May 14, 2017

Egyptian colonel killed in bomb attack on armoured vehicle

A colonel in the Egyptian military was killed and three recruits injured on Sunday when their armoured vehicle was hit by an explosion in the Sinai peninsula, security sources...

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May 14, 2017

Israel quits Eurovision Song Contest live on air

Israel has announced they’re quitting the Eurovision Song Contest after 44 years. A representative for the nation made the shock announcement live on air as he handed out their...

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May 14, 2017

Egypt is no longer the heart of the Arab world

The status of a country is not determined, as some historians would have us believe, by its history alone, nor just by its geography, nor indeed by its political...

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May 14, 2017

Syrian army retakes most of rebel-held district on edge of Damascus

The Syrian army and its allies are on the verge of completely seizing the rebel-held district of Qaboun on the edge of the capital Damascus following over two months...

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May 14, 2017

Arab League backs Yemen unity, after breakaway council

The Arab League on Saturday reiterated support for Yemen’s territorial integrity after former Yemeni officials formed a southern council to split from the north. On Thursday, the former governor...

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May 13, 2017

Jordanian stabs Israeli police officer

A Jordanian citizen stabbed and wounded an Israeli police officer who then shot him dead in Jerusalem’s Old City today, Israeli police said. Police spokeswoman Luba Simri said the...

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May 13, 2017

UN urges Bahrain to investigate torture of detainees

The United Nations Committee against Torture called on Bahrain yesterday to release prominent activist Nabeel Rajab from more than nine months of solitary confinement and investigate widespread allegations of...

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