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January 24, 2019

Protests rock Sudanese cities, one more dead

Protests raged across Sudanese cities on Thursday and another demonstrator died in the most widespread rallies of anti-government unrest that began last month, reports Reuters. The 24-year-old man died...

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January 24, 2019

No turning back for Iran’s hijab protesters despite crackdown

Women’s rights defenders in Iran will continue their fight against the forced wearing of the hijab this year despite a “sinister crackdown” by authorities in 2018 in which dozens...

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January 24, 2019

3 dead in string of blasts in Syrian opposition-held northwest

At least three civilians were killed and scores injured on Thursday from a string of bombs hidden in motorbikes in Syrian towns controlled by Turkey-backed opposition forces, a resident...

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January 24, 2019

Germany approves export of weapons systems to Qatar

The German government has approved the export to Qatar of four RAM naval missile systems developed by Germany and the United States, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told lawmakers in...

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January 24, 2019

8 years after uprising, Egyptians say freedoms have eroded

Everyday at sunset, Ahmed Maher, one of Egypt’s best-known activists, says goodnight to his family and heads to a Cairo police station to spend the night under police watch....

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January 24, 2019

Syrian Kurdish YPG expects negotiations with Damascus soon

The head of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia believes talks with the government over the future of the northeast region will begin in days after a “positive” reaction from...

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January 24, 2019

UN expert to lead international inquiry into Khashoggi murder

The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an “independent international inquiry” into...

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January 24, 2019

Bakr bin Laden temporarily released from Saudi detention

Bakr bin Laden, former chairman of construction giant Saudi Binladin Group, has been temporarily released nearly 15 months after his arrest in Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption campaign, three sources with...

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January 24, 2019

The Iraqi-born footballer breaking the hearts of Iraqi fans

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January 24, 2019

Will the US actually withdraw from Syria?

President Donald Trump added another entry to his record of surprise foreign policy moves last month when he announced that the US would be withdrawing its forces from Syria....

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