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May 13, 2019

Sudan: Protesters close a main street in Khartoum

The situation has escalated on Sunday around the location of the sit-in in the headquarters of the Sudanese army, and protesters closed the Nile Street, one of the main...

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May 12, 2019

Beaten, set alight, made to bark – NYT report into Assad’s torture prisons

The New York Times offered special insight into the secret torture facilities of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, in a report published Saturday. While the Assad regime’s army has been...

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May 12, 2019

Oman to reopen embassy in Baghdad: Iraq

Oman will reopen its embassy in Iraq, according to the Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday. A ministry statement said Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim has received a message from his...

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May 12, 2019

Israel navy detains 3 fishermen off Gaza coast

Israeli naval forces on Saturday detained three Palestinian fishermen off the coast of the blockaded Gaza Strip, according to a local official. Israeli gunboats opened fire on Palestinian fishing...

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May 12, 2019

37 Bangladeshi migrants drown off Tunisia coast

Bangladesh has confirmed that a total of its 37 nationals drowned after a migrant boat, which was heading to Europe from Libya, capsized off the coast Tunisia, local media...

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May 12, 2019

Iran MPs allow mothers to pass citizenship to children

Iran’s parliament on Sunday passed a bill that would allow children born to an Iranian mother to apply for citizenship. The bill was backed by 188 lawmakers, while 20...

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May 12, 2019

Iranian court upholds jail term for female journalist

An Iranian court on Sunday upheld a prison sentence for female journalist Hengameh Shahidi on charges of making anti-regime propaganda, insult and fake news, local media reported. Shahidi’s lawyer, Mostafa...

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May 12, 2019

Kuwait to fund reconstruction of Iraq border crossing

Kuwait will fund the reconstruction of a main border crossing with Iraq, the Iraqi authorities said Sunday. In a statement, the Border Crossing Authority said a memorandum of understanding...

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May 12, 2019

Prisoners face ‘inhumane treatment’ in Israel: Report

An official report on Sunday found that inhumane treatment of prisoners was widespread in Israeli prisons, according to The Times of Israel newspaper. The report published by the Public...

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May 12, 2019

4 ships targeted by ‘sabotage’ in UAE port, initially denied by authorities

Update at 17.04 BST: Contrary to initial statements by the government of Fujairah, the UAE foreign ministry said in a statement that four commercial vessels were targeted by “sabotage...

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