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Syria's lost heritage stands out in Aleppo's broken minarets
May 01, 2019
ALEPPO, Syria — The pencil minaret of the Ottoman Adliyeh Mosque in Syria's Aleppo lists to one side and is scored by an ugly gash ...
Turkey detains 137 demonstrators in Istanbul on May Day
May 01, 2019
ISTANBUL — Turkish police said they detained 137 people in Istanbul on Wednesday for trying to hold illegal demonstrations in various parts ...
Tunisia raises minimum wages, pensions to tackle discontent
May 01, 2019
TUNIS — Tunisia raised the minimum wage for industrial and farm workers as well as pensions for hundreds of thousands of private-s ...
Iraq says Daesh remains threat, leader Baghdadi filmed video in 'remote area'
May 01, 2019
BAGHDAD — Daesh remains a potent threat around the world despite reduced capabilities, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday ...
Sudan protesters call mass rally as tensions rise
May 01, 2019
KHARTOUM — Sudanese protesters on Tuesday called for a mass rally, insisting the army is not serious about handing power to civilians nearly ...
Egypt hands life sentences to senior Muslim Brotherhood figure and son
May 01, 2019
CAIRO — An Egyptian court handed life sentences to Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, as well as his son Hamza ...
Trial for murder of Scandinavian hikers to open in Morocco
Apr 30, 2019
RABAT — Two dozen suspects are set to go on trial in Morocco on Thursday for offences linked to the gruesome murder of two young S ...
Family of ‘Emirati spy’ disputes Turkish suicide claims
Apr 30, 2019
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — The family of a Palestinian found dead in a Turkish prison after being accused of spying for the United ...
Historical threads: Morocco’s last brocade master
Apr 30, 2019
FES, Morocco — Abdelkader Ouazzani, the last of Morocco’s brocade master weavers, has been repeating the same gestures for 63 year ...
South Sudan hires US lobby group to block war crimes court
Apr 30, 2019
NAIROBI — South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has hired an American lobby group run by a former ambassador to block the creation of a co ...
Tunisia suspends energy price hike after protests
Jan 16, 2014
Israel imposing agenda on Mideast talks — Palestinians
Jan 16, 2014
Car bomb in Lebanon town near Syria kills at least three
Jan 16, 2014
Iraqis go about their lives at mercy of nameless bombers
Jan 16, 2014
From Fallujah to Maghreb, a new, diffuse Al Qaeda
Jan 16, 2014
Tunisia judges stage protest, demand independence
Jan 15, 2014
South Sudan battles rage as violence enters second month
Jan 15, 2014
Jihadist commander arrested — Lebanon army
Jan 15, 2014
Suspected Jewish vandals torch West Bank mosque
Jan 15, 2014
Iran invites Gulf states to tour nuclear power plant
Jan 15, 2014
EU urges action as foreign fighter numbers grow
Jan 15, 2014
Bahrain’s heir, opposition leaders discuss national dialogue
Jan 15, 2014
245,000 Syrians besieged, face food shortages – UN official
Jan 15, 2014
Gunmen win turf in Ramadi as Baghdad attacks kill 10
Jan 14, 2014
Tunisia marks uprising anniversary without new constitution
Jan 14, 2014
US charges man with bid to send F-35 jet plans to Iran
Jan 14, 2014
Syria rebels blocking Yarmouk aid — Palestinian minister
Jan 14, 2014
Lebanon Al Qaeda group to ‘continue striking Iran, Israel’
Jan 14, 2014
As Al Qaeda revives, Iraq struggles to secure Syria border
Jan 14, 2014
Palestinians apologise for illegal arms at Prague embassy
Jan 14, 2014
Over 200 South Sudan civilians drown in ferry accident — army
Jan 14, 2014
Dubai ruler calls for Iran sanctions to be lifted — BBC
Jan 13, 2014

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