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Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand

Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand

Sudanese protesters have hardened their stand, demanding a transitional military council be scrapped and immediately replaced with civilian rule as…
Qatar calls for arms embargo against Libya’s Haftar

Qatar calls for arms embargo against Libya’s Haftar

MILAN (Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister has called for an effective arms embargo against eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar and…
Bahrain’s court jails 138 on terror charges, revokes their citizenship: statement

Bahrain’s court jails 138 on terror charges, revokes their citizenship: statement

DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court sentenced 138 people to prison on terror charges on Tuesday, including 69 to life…
Algerian rights lawyer Mustapha Bouchachi, a leading voice for change

Algerian rights lawyer Mustapha Bouchachi, a leading voice for change

Emotion filled the voice of Mustapha Bouchachi as the Algerian veteran lawyer and human rights activist recalled the peaceful mass…
Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans

Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans

An Australian grandmother to children of a notorious Islamic State group fighter has tracked down the orphans in a Syrian…
Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women: spokesman

Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women: spokesman

KABUL (Reuters) – Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation to peace talks in Qatar…
Fourteen killed in clashes in displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur

Fourteen killed in clashes in displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed in clashes in a displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur on Saturday, Sudan news…
Activists say Sudan’s military attempted to break up sit-in

Activists say Sudan’s military attempted to break up sit-in

CAIRO (AP) — Organizers behind Sudanese anti-government protests say the military has attempted to break up their sit-in but backed…
‘Arab Spring 2.0’ is a reboot full of bugs

‘Arab Spring 2.0’ is a reboot full of bugs

(CNN)–The acts of hope and courage shown in Algeria and Sudan over the past weeks felt ever so fleetingly like…
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade

Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent in the December-February period, its highest level in nearly a…
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