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13.5 million Syrians now need aid, protection: UN

13.5 million Syrians now need aid, protection: UN

About 13.5 million people in Syria are now in need of humanitarian assistance and some sort of protection – an…
Kuwait to deport 23 expats for beating citizen: report

Kuwait to deport 23 expats for beating citizen: report

Kuwaiti authorities will deport without trial 18 Egyptians and five Syrians along with their families for allegedly beating a citizen…
Iran’s Rouhani says expects sanctions lift by end-2015

Iran’s Rouhani says expects sanctions lift by end-2015

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he expected nuclear sanctions against Tehran to be lifted by the end of…
Yemen hospital hit by Saudi-led air strike: Medecins Sans Frontieres

Yemen hospital hit by Saudi-led air strike: Medecins Sans Frontieres

A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was bombed in a Saudi-led air strike, wrecking…
343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott

343 UK academics announce Israeli universities boycott

Hundreds of British academics said Tuesday they would boycott contact with Israeli universities over the state's "intolerable human rights violations"…
Three women say Saudi prince abused them at Beverly Hills mansion

Three women say Saudi prince abused them at Beverly Hills mansion

Three US women claim a Saudi prince assaulted them and held them captive during three days of sex- and drug-fueled…
Palestinian president seeks EU’s help to defuse crisis

Palestinian president seeks EU’s help to defuse crisis

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has warned that the tense situation between Israelis and Palestinians could deteriorate further as he sought…
Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi’ites

Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi’ites

When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shi'ite Muslim, thought they were fireworks.
Cameras not enough to save Al-Aqsa: Palestinians

Cameras not enough to save Al-Aqsa: Palestinians

A proposal to install surveillance cameras at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in a bid to ease recent tensions in…
Netanyahu mulls revoking benefits for some Palestinians in East Jerusalem

Netanyahu mulls revoking benefits for some Palestinians in East Jerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised the possibility of revoking benefits and travel rights of some Palestinians living in…
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