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March 9, 2017

US envoy to UN says ‘we need to get Iran’ out of Syria

The United States supports the UN-led Syria peace talks, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Wednesday, saying Syria could no longer be a “safe haven for terrorists” and that...

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March 9, 2017

Nike to launch high-tech hijab for female Muslim athletes

Nike Inc will launch a hijab for female Muslim athletes early next year, becoming the first major sports apparel maker to offer a traditional Islamic head scarf designed specifically...

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March 9, 2017

Women worldwide rally for equality, and against Trump in US

Women protested around the world on Wednesday for equal rights and in the United States against President Donald Trump, with many Americans skipping work or boycotting stores to demand...

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March 9, 2017

Warplanes bomb east of Damascus after truce declared, residents, monitor say

Warplanes bombed opposition-held towns east of Damascus on Wednesday, striking residential areas where Russia had declared a ceasefire less than 24 hours earlier and leaving dozens injured, according to...

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March 8, 2017

Turkey looks to free trade deal with UK post-Brexit

Turkish economy minister has highlighted the need for a free trade deal between Turkey and the U.K. soon after Brexit. Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci is in London where he...

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March 8, 2017

Netanyahu: Use of regional unrest to normalise relations with Arabs

Israel is the strongest country in the Middle East and should use its position to as leverage for normalising relations with regional countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today....

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March 8, 2017

3 Egyptians, 6 Israelis given life terms for ‘spying for Israel’

An Egyptian court today sentenced six Israelis and three Egyptians to life in prison in an espionage case that dates back to 2013, the Anadolu Agency reported, citing an...

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March 8, 2017

Gaza marks International Women’s Day

Marking Women’s Day, Gaza heard the stories of women who had broken the gender stereotypes as part of the “Listen to Your Voice” campaign. Organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Human...

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March 8, 2017

Libya’s Haftar holds talks with UK delegation

Commanding General of the Libyan National Army of the parliament based in Tobruk, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has received a senior delegation from the UK’s House of Commons at...

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March 8, 2017

2,100 Iranian soldiers killed in Syria, Iraq

A senior Iranian official said that 2,100 combatants have been killed in fighting in Syria and Iraq in recent years. The head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs’ and Veterans’...

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