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April 15, 2017

Israel unwilling to remove structures near illegal settlement

The Israeli authorities are unwilling to remove structures near the illegal settlement of Amona, on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Ramallah, Quds Press reported on Friday....

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April 15, 2017

Marathon in occupied West Bank highlights Israeli military checkpoints

The Second Palestinian Festival for Arts and Culture launched a marathon on Friday sending athletes “From Checkpoint to Another Checkpoint” to highlight the hundreds of Israeli barriers dividing the...

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April 14, 2017

Turkey’s constitutional referendum: What you need to know

Since Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) announced a wide array of proposed constitutional amendments last December, the media has been awash with coverage of the upcoming referendum...

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April 14, 2017

Thousands of Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem

Christians from around the world gathered in Jerusalem on Friday to take part in traditional Good Friday festivities. Celebrants carrying a large cross walked along the Via Dolorosa in...

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April 14, 2017

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April 14, 2017

Coptic Bishop says state of emergency not enough to protect Egypt’s Copts

The Egyptian government needs to do more to protect the country’s Coptic Christians from a “wave of persecution” following bombings that killed dozens during the church’s most solemn week...

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April 14, 2017

‘Be strong’- Iraqis wounded in Mosul try trauma counselling to cope

Lying in a hospital bed, Iraqi student Ahmed Khalaf is close to despair after having lost a leg when rocket shrapnel hit him as he ran for his life...

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April 14, 2017

Turkey detains Daesh suspects over planned attacks

Police in Istanbul have detained five Daesh suspects, some of whom were believed to be planning an attack in Turkey ahead of Sunday’s referendum, the state-run Anadolu news agency said...

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April 14, 2017

China: Palestinians must have an independent state

Palestinians must be allowed to build an independent state, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday after meeting Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, who pushed Beijing to do...

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April 14, 2017

Yemen court sentences veteran journalist to death

A court in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa has sentenced a veteran reporter to death for spying for the group’s main enemy Saudi Arabia, Houthi media and a journalists’ association...

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