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Poverty, fear drive exodus from Syria’s one-time Daesh capital
In a square that a few years ago was a grim stage for the Daesh group’s brutal rule in the Syrian city of Raqqa, Mahmoud Dander sat deep in thought.
He wants to leave Syria, but has a problem: The 75-year-old has no money. He recalled…
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Coalition to strike Houthis after militia launches armed drone against Saudi Arabia
The coalition said in a brief statement that the explosives-rigged drone, which hit a village in Saudi Arabia’s southern city of Jazan on Monday, was launched by the Houthis from Sanaa airport.
“In response to the threat, a military…
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Warplane crashes in Iran’s Tabriz
A warplane has crashed in the Iranian region of Tabriz, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Monday.
The agency did not specify whether the jet was Iranian and did not provide further details.
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Moroccans protest against high prices
Protests broke out in several Moroccan cities on Sunday as people rallied against rising prices and to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of demonstrations that called for reform.
In the capital Rabat, dozens of protesters decried the…
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Violence in Darfur lays bare deepening crisis
Attacks on UN facilities, a surge in tribal clashes, lootings, rape, and anti-coup protests — Sudan’s Darfur region is reeling from a widening security gap after last year’s coup.
Sudan is one of the world’s poorest countries but the…
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Libya interim PM, fighting ouster, promises populist spending plan
Libya’s interim prime minister announced a series of populist spending plans as he sought to strengthen his position against a push by the eastern-based parliament to replace him.
Abdul Hamid Al-Dbeibah, who has sworn only to hand over…
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Rising Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians spawn fears of escalation
Kayed Odeh, 40, the owner of a construction material store in the town of Hiwara, was at work on Jan. 24 when about 20 settlers attacked his shop and car.
Armed with sticks, rifles, pepper spray and teargas cans, the settlers caused…
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Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and UAE
The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union has strongly condemned attempts by the Houthi militia in Yemen to harm the people, territory and sovereignty of Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The statement followed the union’s 32nd conference in Cairo, at…
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Tunisia’s powerful labor union re-elects leader
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union on Saturday re-elected Noureddine Taboubi as its leader as it approaches a critical national turning point in which it may play a pivotal role.
Taboubi, who has been UGTT leader for five years, has…
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Iraqis queue for petrol in Mosul amid shortages
Motorists in Iraq’s main northern city of Mosul queued for hours on Friday to fill up their cars with petrol, with authorities blaming shortages on smuggling to the nearby Kurdistan region.
For the past week, long lines have formed at…
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