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  • March 13, 2017

    Unpaid soldiers strike and protest in Mogadishu

    Hundreds of soldiers went on strike in the Somali capital yesterday, blocking roads and forcing businesses to close in protest over unpaid salaries, a challenge for the new president...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Scores killed and injured in Somalia blast

    At least nine people were killed and a dozen others were injured in two separate bomb attacks in the Somali capital Mogadishu today, police officials said. #BREAKING Powerful explosion...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Vatican: Pope may visit Egypt

    The Vatican will decide on the possibility of Pope Francis visiting Egypt soon but no dates or schedule have yet been set, a spokesman for the Pope told reporters...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Syria-China ties set to strengthen

    Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has told the Chinese broadcaster Phoenix Television that his relationship with Beijing is “on the rise” because China is a “real friend” suggesting that his...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Kamel Daoud is angry

    Kamel Daoud is an angry man and it is difficult for him to conceal it. You can tell by the way he speaks, as if he is slapping away...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Palestinians prevent Israeli settlers from breaking into Hebron kindergarten

    Palestinian families and activists prevented a number of Israeli settlers from raiding a kindergarten in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron yesterday. Youth Against Settlement (YAS) coordinator Issa...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Tunisia to conduct municipal elections this year

    The head of Tunisia’s Ennahda movement Rachid Ghannouchi said the Tunisian factions have agreed to conduct municipal elections before the end of the year. Ghannouchi explained that the signatories...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Unicef: 2016 deadliest year for Syria’s children

    In 2016 at least 652 Syrian children were killed, an increase of 20 per cent on the previous year, according to a report published today by Unicef. Some 850...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Iraqi detainees tortured in prison

    Iraqi detainees are suffering physical abuse, food deprivation and medical negligence in prisons, sources familiar with human rights told Arabi21. The sources, who requested anonymity, said flagrant violations are...

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  • March 13, 2017

    Iraq’s Parliamentary Speaker calls for historic settlement between Arab states

    The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament called on Sunday for a historic settlement between the Arab states which removes all forms of tension once and for all. Saleem Al-Jubouri...

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