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  • April 15, 2017

    More than 55 million Turks to vote in historic referendum

    More than 55 million Turkish citizens will vote Sunday on the April 16 referendum proposing constitutional changes, including giving wide-ranging executive powers to the president. Citizens will go to...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Bomb blast kills 5 in central Sudan

    At least five people were reportedly killed in a bomb explosion in central Sudan’s North Kordofan state on Saturday. The bomb exploded in a crowded market in El-Obied city,...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Running for Palestinian prisoners

    Scores of Palestinians participated in a race in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Saturday in support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. A spokesman for Hamas’s student wing, Mohamed...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Gaza: Siege will blow up in Israel’s face

    Gaza’s Energy Authority went on strike between the hours of 19:00 and 23:00 yesterday in protest of the unjust measures taken against Palestinians in the besieged Strip. This comes...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Balfour’s legacy: The destruction of Palestine

    Author Salman Abu Sitta addressed the UK’s House of Lords on 28 March to discuss the Balfour Declaration and its consequences on the Palestinians. This year marks a century...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Sudan criticises Egypt for UN vote

    Sudan has criticised Egypt for voting against the lifting of sanctions imposed on Khartoum by UN Security Council Resolution 1591, Arabi21.com reported on Friday. The resolution bans the sale...

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  • April 15, 2017

    US sends more troops to Somalia

    The United States has sent more troops to Somalia to train and equip the Somalian army, it was reported on Friday. The troops will also support the African Union...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Lawyer sentenced to 10 years in prison for ‘insulting’ Egyptian president

    A court in Alexandria has sentenced lawyer Mohamed Ramadan to 10 years in prison, five years of house arrest and a five-year ban on using the internet after he...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Rouhani to stand for second term as Iran’s president

    Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani filed the papers on Friday for him to stand for election for a second term in office, Iran news agency has reported. The president completed...

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  • April 15, 2017

    Israel’s ‘arbitrary’ laws against Palestinian prisoners

    The Israeli occupation authorities have approved at least 13 “unprecedented, arbitrary” laws targeting Palestinian prisoners since 2015, the head of the PLO’s Prisoners’ and Freed Prisoners’ Committee said on...

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