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January 8, 2019

816 detainees in Sudan’s protests, says minister

Some 816 protestors have been arrested in anti-government demonstrations that have been taking place across Sudan since last month, the country’s interior minister, Ahmed Bilal, said yesterday. Speaking at...

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January 7, 2019

Egypt to open Gaza border crossing on Tuesday

The Egyptian authorities will open the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday to allow Gazans stranded in Egypt back into the Israeli-blockaded enclave, according to Gaza’s Interior Ministry, says Anadolu...

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January 7, 2019

Former Barclays bosses face London trial over Qatari cash call

The most senior bankers to face criminal charges in Britain over conduct during the financial crisis are preparing to appear before a London jury in a trial that will...

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January 7, 2019

Khamenei aide says US approached him in Kabul seeking talks with Iran

A close aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday US officials had approached him during a visit he made last month to Afghanistan to request...

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January 7, 2019

Turkey orders arrest of 100 soldiers over suspected Gulen links

Turkish prosecutors ordered the detention of 100 soldiers over suspected links to the network of the US-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, said on...

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January 7, 2019

Netanyahu demands public confrontation with state witnesses in corruption probe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded that he be allowed to confront state witnesses in the corruption cases levelled against him. In a televised statement, the Prime Minister...

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January 7, 2019

Woman coach scores wins for Syrian men’s team

On the soccer pitch, Maha Jannoud barks out instructions to the players just like any other coach, but with one difference: she is a woman in what has been...

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January 7, 2019

New Miss Algeria 2019 targeted by racist trolls

She beat 16 other women to be crowned Miss Algeria, but Khadija Ben Hamou’s win has been subjected to a torrent of racist abuse, reports The National. Khadija made...

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January 7, 2019

Daesh claims suicide attack in Raqqa, Syria

Daesh claims that one of its suicide bombers killed several people when he blew himself up on Monday in a public building in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which...

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January 7, 2019

Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas in the Middle East

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