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June 26, 2018

Relentless war puts Syria among most dangerous countries for women

Seven years of war have turned Syria into one of the world’s most dangerous countries for women, according to a global poll released on Tuesday, with experts sounding the...

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June 26, 2018

UN chief urges world not to abandon UNRWA

The world “must not abandon” the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees as it grapples with a major blow to its funding stream, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Monday, Anadolu...

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June 26, 2018

Saudi Arabia among most dangerous countries for women despite drive for change

As Saudi women take the driving seat in a landmark legal change, a survey of global experts released on Tuesday has found they live in the world’s fifth most...

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June 26, 2018

German court sentences Syrian to 4 weeks detention for anti-Semitic attack

A German court on Monday sentenced a Syrian migrant who carried out an anti-Semitic attack on a man wearing a Jewish cap to four weeks detention and required him...

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June 26, 2018

World Cup: Iran draw with Portugal, but fail to make knockouts

Portugal came perilously close to a group stage exit from the World Cup during a frenetic stoppage-time period on Monday when unfancied Iran equalised through a penalty and almost...

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June 26, 2018

Erdogan wins sweeping new powers after Turkish election victory

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan won sweeping new executive powers on Monday after his victory in elections that also saw his Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist allies secure a...

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June 25, 2018

Algeria parliament backs higher customs duties in place of import ban

Algeria’s lower house of parliament approved on Monday a government plan to lift a largely ineffective ban on imports of many goods and replace it with customs duties of...

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June 25, 2018

Egypt, Greece, Greek Cypriot administration hold drills

The Egyptian army on Monday announced the launch of tripartite air/sea military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea with Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration. “With a view to supporting...

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June 25, 2018

Hamas calls on UN to approve UNRWA budget

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has called on the UN to approve the budget of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as part of the global...

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June 25, 2018

Erdogan now has 12 consecutive election victories under his belt

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s emphatic first round victory in Turkey’s snap election is being regarded in the country as much as a resounding defeat for a lacklustre opposition as the...

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