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German Foreign Minister embarks on a tricky trip to Israel

German Foreign Minister embarks on a tricky trip to Israel

Pilgrims from all over the world head for the Holy Land to celebrate Easter. This year they will be joined…
Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement

Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan, provides no evidence: statement

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack near a Shi’ite mosque in the western Afghan city of Herat…
Thousands of Africans protest Israel’s mass deportation plan

Thousands of Africans protest Israel’s mass deportation plan

Migrants and Israelis took to the streets of central Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against plans to deport thousands…
Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin

Exiled rights activist accuses Bahrain of persecuting kin

Sayed Ahmed AlWadaei, a prominent Bahraini rights campaigner exiled in Britain, said on Saturday a Bahraini court had sentenced his…
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead

Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead

Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union will stage protests if the government goes ahead and privatizes ailing state firms, the UGTT…
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike

US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike

US forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of…
Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source

Turkey takes full control of Syria’s Afrin: military source

Turkey’s military and its Syrian rebel allies have taken full control of northwest Syria’s Afrin region, a Turkish army source…
Syria rebels, civilians leave penultimate Ghouta pocket

Syria rebels, civilians leave penultimate Ghouta pocket

Hundreds of Syrian rebels and civilians quit the penultimate opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta on Saturday, bringing the government ever…
Syria rebels prepare to quit enclave on Damascus doorstep

Syria rebels prepare to quit enclave on Damascus doorstep

yrian rebels and civilians prepared on Saturday to evacuate the penultimate opposition-held pocket of Eastern Ghouta, as the government moved…
Reporters Without Borders: ‘A dark day for press freedom’ in Turkey

Reporters Without Borders: ‘A dark day for press freedom’ in Turkey

Christian Mihr: It is a turning point for Turkey’s media landscape. The Dogan Group, which counted Turkey’s largest daily newspaper…
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