- Language Undefined Salman had previously agreed to attend the meeting but the White House was informed late on Friday that two powerful figures would attend in his place
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaThis week, Europe will debate setting up a quota system for allocating among EU member states the hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving on the continent. The discussion comes as Amnesty International warns that brutal treatment of m...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastSaudi-led coalition aircraft carry out fresh air strikes on Yemen's capital, Sanaa, hours before a five-day ceasefire is set to begin.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalThe Canadian government has implied that it will use hate crime laws against domestic advocacy groups that encourage boycotts of Israel.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastHow the AP-GfK poll on a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program was conducted
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastEgypt’s justice minister has resigned after raising an uproar by saying in a TV interview that the children of sanitation workers are too lowly to be successful judges.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East newsPowerful explosions shook Yemen's capital Sanaa on Monday, as warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck what is believed to be an arms depot
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastSecurity has been tightened in Baghdad to protect the many Shia Muslims who are converging on the capital.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from International Business TimesISTANBUL -- Airstrikes hit targets in Yemen's capital of Sanaa Tuesday morning just before a five-day ceasefire was set to begin between the Houthi rebels, who are now in control of much of the beleaguered country, and the Saudi-led coal...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from International Business TimesAl-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy, currently on trial in Egypt, sued his Qatar-based employer for alleged negligence and for failing to ensure the safety of its journalists on Monday. Fahmy, along with two other journalists of the netw...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastMany Gulf heads of state say they will skip the summit of US and allied Arab leaders at Camp David later this week, signalling their displeasure with US-Iran relations.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from RSS Feed From Your Middle East - Section NewsUndersecretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead a US delegation to Vienna May 13 to join the next round of negotiations on finalizing an Iran nuclear accord, the State Department said Monday.The American team, which includes a representa...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from International Business TimesThe White House scrambled on Monday to counter perceptions that the Saudi king's absence from a summit later this week could undermine U.S. efforts to assure Gulf states it remains committed to their security against Iran. King Salman's ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from International Business TimesUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. attempt to work out a ban on nuclear weapons in the Middle East was in jeopardy after Egypt complained on Monday about the lack of progress and demanded the resignation of the Finnish coordinator of the ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianMohamed Fahmy claims Qatar broadcaster supported Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Fahmy, the Al-Jazeera English journalist who spent more than a year in an Egyptian jail, is suing the TV network for negligence. Fahmy, a Canadian citizen, is de...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastMixed success for Saudi military operation in Yemen
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaReports of dissension inside the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are on the rise, amid reports of the downfall of the country's top intelligence chief, Ali Mamlouk. Mamlouk's reported arrest comes just weeks after the death o...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East Monitor - Creating New PerspectivesOver the past few weeks, much of the coverage on the Yemeni conflict has reduced it to a simple case of sectarianism. Sunni and Shia are words plastered over most coverage on Yemen, which gives an inaccurate picture of the complex networ...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianEurope’s system for dealing with refugees is under huge pressure. Britain must be part of the discussions over what should take its place The flow of migrants from the severely disturbed countries south of the European Union has increase...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East News: News and Headlines from Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon & More - The Washington PostCAIRO — Clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led alliance intensified Monday ahead of a planned humanitarian cease-fire, with coalition air raids pounding targets in Yemen’s capital and the Houthis claiming to have downed a ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastAl Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy is suing the network for $100 million in punitive and remedial damages for alleged negligence and breach of contract, Fahmy and his attorneys announced Monday.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastExperts for Iran and 6 world powers work on Iran nuclear deal with 6 weeks to June deadline
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastWhy sermons aren't enough to counter online extremism
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Recently-released Mohamed Fahmy says he is suing his Doha-based employer over ‘negligence’, accuses it of ties to Brotherhood
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastThe journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who faces a retrial in Egypt on terrorism charges, says he has filed a lawsuit against his employer, accusing it of negligence.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastJeb Bush said he would have done the same as his brother in deciding to go to war in Iraq if he had been president at the time.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from International Business TimesA suspected United States drone strike killed four leaders of al Qaeda's Yemen branch on Monday in a southeastern province of the country, the Associated Press (AP) reported, citing Islamic militant websites. The latest report follows a ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Qataris go to the polls tomorrow but without quotas for minorities or more consultative powers for the council there is little voter enthusiasm
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Al-Qaeda in Yemen withdrew from government buildings, handing them over to a local council formed to take charge of them
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastBarriers to exoskeleton that helps the paralyzed walk shows challenge for robotics power Japan
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastA Saudi-led coalition rains down missiles in Yemen, an intense attack that a U.N. official called a breach of international humanitarian law.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle East
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from CNN.com - WORLD/Middle EastOn Monday, the UK government formally announced that "Star Wars, Episode VIII," would begin shooting at Pinewood Studios.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined Obama administration, top Pakistani generals 'assassinated' Osama bin Laden in Pakistan under plan, claims Seymour Hersh
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from International Business TimesForces aligned with the Syrian regime made major gains on Monday as the battle against al Qaeda’s Syrian branch continues on the border between Lebanon and Syria. The battle is likely to make major changes to the landscape of control in ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East Online :: Main English ChannelFor Palestinian refugees living in Syria, a tenuous existence has turned into a struggle for survival, reports Rula Jebreal .
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastJoint Turkish-US program to train, arm Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State group delayed
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle EastBloomberg View reports that nine used commercial airliners arrived in Iran to bolster the fleet of Mahan Air.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from BBC News - Middle EastThe mayor of Tehran hopes to transform the notorious Evin prison in Iran's capital into a public park, after receiving the judiciary's approval.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East newsSaudi Arabia's new foreign minister has insisted King Salman's decision not to attend Camp David summit is not a snub to President Barack Obama
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalOne of two Al Jazeera journalists awaiting trial in Egypt has announced plans to sue his employer for $100 million, alleging that the network was negligent.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East - Voice of AmericaWarring sides in Yemen are due to put down their arms late Tuesday and begin observing a five-day cease-fire in order to allow badly needed humanitarian aid to reach civilians inside the conflict-battered country. Houthi rebels, governme...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from RSS for Middle EastState Department rarely raised concerns over Bill Clinton speeches when his wife led agency
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedObama needs to take advantage of the upcoming GCC summit to pressure Saudi Arabia on its human rights record
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Middle East and North Africa | The GuardianDeath of Kuwaiti Sultan Aldabbous, 38, being treated as unexplained, with coroner ordering further toxicology tests after postmortem proves inconclusive A man whose death in the five-star Dorchester hotel in London is being investigated ...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle EastGulf leaders have a tendency of showing their displeasure passive-aggressively towards the US.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from JPost.com - Middle EastClaims of corruption, nepotism as well as brutal policies aimed at crushing dissent, have all coalesced into media assaults on the strongman's government.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East - Los Angeles TimesYemen’s Houthi rebels claimed Monday to have shot down a Moroccan warplane participating in a Saudi-led air campaign against them, part of an escalation in fighting that could jeopardize plans for a five-day cease-fire intended to facili...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from NYT > Middle EastIn the absence of national balloting, student elections are a benchmark of the political mood and the win was seen as a blow to President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle East Eye - RSS FeedLanguage Undefined But report that Assad has removed the head of Syria's National Security Bureau following a coup plot met with scepticism in some quarters
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondIDF southern commander: Israel and Hamas have common interests, of peace and quiet for growth and...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldThe presidents of Israel and Germany warned Tuesday of growing anti-Semitism as they marked half a century of diplomatic ties, 70 years after the end of World War II and the Holocaust.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondPolice investigating statement attack may be perpetrated by unknown group Al-Qaida in the Indian...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WorldFive people were killed in a new attack blamed on Ugandan rebels near Beni in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said Tuesday. More than 300 people, most whom have been hacked to death, have been killed during seven ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonCuban President Raul Castro arrived at the Vatican on Sunday to thank Pope Francis for his role in brokering the rapprochement between Havana and Washington.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Inside IsraelLearning abroad while teaching at home.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Haaretz.com headlines RSSChancellor defends Germany's arms sales to Israel a day after Israel announces deal to acquire vessels, reiterating support for two-state solution.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyond
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle EastDiscontent with American policy toward Iran is behind the last-minute pullout by Saudi King Salman from a summit with U.S. President Barack Obama this week, analysts say. Obama invited Salman along with five other Gulf rulers to the Whit...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondMahfouz Saber stirred protests with remarks that becoming judge was too lofty for the sons of c...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from NNANNA - Foreign Minister, Gebran Bassil, on Tuesday met at his office in the Ministry with US Ambassador to Lebanon, David Hale. He later welcomed Australian Ambassador to Lebanon, Glenn Miles, with wh
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle EastAt least four people were killed and 17 wounded in a double bomb blast in Syria's central city of Homs on Tuesday, the provincial governor told Agence France Presse. Governor Talal Barazi said the blasts were caused by motorbikes rigged ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastPalestinian Authority official hands award to families of murderers who took part in infamous 2000 lynching of IDF reservists.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonAn Egyptian court sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in prison on Saturday after a retrial for embezzlement.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonUS Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to visit the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks on Tuesday amid tensions with Moscow over the Ukraine crisis
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle EastSaudi-led warplanes carried out new strikes against Iran-backed rebels in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday and the U.N. envoy flew in for talks ahead of a planned five-day humanitarian ceasefire. The Saudi-proposed truce, due to take effect...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Haaretz.com headlines RSSAnswer wrong, and you're not going to cut it. Hint: If you're thinking democracy here, you're thinking wrong.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondIsrael offers aid after latest quake; tremors felt as far away as New Delhi; over 900 injured
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WorldKosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said Tuesday his country would help prevent a regional escalation of the recent unrest in neighboring Macedonia that left 22 people dead and dozens of homes destroyed. "Kosovo is interested in a tight ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonA Saudi-led coalition rained down missiles in Yemen from Friday into Saturday, an intense attack that a U.N. official called a breach of international humanitarian law
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonA new earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit devastated Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people and sending terrified residents running into the streets of the traumatized capital.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle EastA leading Palestinian advocacy group says human rights for people living in the Palestinian territories are at their 'worst' in years
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle EastTurkey's army held a state funeral service Tuesday for former president Kenan Evren, but no government official attended the burial of the man who masterminded the bloodiest military coup in Turkish history.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle EastUnited Nations agencies are preparing a massive humanitarian aid operation in Yemen as soon as a planned ceasefire in the conflict-torn country takes effect later Tuesday. Several U.N. agencies said they aimed to take advantage of the ex...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Global AgendaChabad Center's Rabbi and Rebetzin Lifshitz say they're in touch with around 100 Israelis in the area.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldBritain said it would not participate in any European Union plan to resettle refugees using country quotas, saying it preferred to focus its efforts on tackling people traffickers instead
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldEmboldened by his party's election triumph, Britain's finance minister insisted that his government has a 'very clear mandate to change the terms of the country's membership in the European Union
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldThailand will host a May 29 regional summit on the flow of migrants through the Bay of Bengal, the foreign ministry said, as it grapples with an 'unprecedented' human trafficking crisis
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Top Stories | i24news - See beyondBoth PMs' narrow majority risks undermining their initial win over the Labor parties
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / PalestineMajor General Sami Turgeman said that it would not be possible to defeat Hamas with a one month long operation such as the most recent Operation Protective Edge.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle EastAt least four people were killed and 17 wounded in a double bomb blast in Syria's central city of Homs, the provincial governor told AFP
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonYemeni tribal fighters downed a warplane belonging to the Saudi-led coalition, as they seized control of two new Saudi posts in the province of Jizan.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonEurope’s main concern in confronting the Mediterranean migrant crisis is to save lives, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini told the UN Security Council on Monday.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Lebanon NewsA Civil Defense Marine Rescue Team Tuesday pulled a 21-year-old Syrian man from a well in the north Metn town of Salima.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> WorldThe Philippine and Japanese navies held their first joint naval exercise on Tuesday in waters adjacent to the disputed South China Sea in what political analysts see as Japan's move to increase its security role in the region
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonSouth Korea’s military expressed deep worry Monday about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) ’s test-firing of a ballistic missile from its submarine
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Lebanon NewsThe Nusra Front and its allies in Syria's Qalamoun region vowed Tuesday to "eradicate" ISIS, as Hezbollah and the Syrian army captured new territory from the jihadis, the latest in a series of gains following more than a week of clashes ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonOver 300,000 South Sudanese civilians are without "life-saving aid" in the northern battleground state of Unity
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WorldGreek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias on Tuesday said the resumption of U.N.-brokered peace talks present a "window of opportunity" to reunify the divided island of Cyprus. "We are facing a window of opportunity for Cyprus, as American di...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle EastAn Israeli court sentenced an influential rabbi to a year in prison on Tuesday for trying to bribe a senior policeman who heads the national fraud squad, court documents read. Last month, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto admitted to giving 100,000 ...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from JerusalemOnline.com RSS FeedThe Israeli backpackers that remained in Nepal spoke about the panic that grasped local residents after the additional earthquake struck the country. “They were all disappearing from the buildings in tears,” they told Channel 2 News....
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonNineteen of 31 Shiite Muslims abducted in Afghanistan were released Monday in exchange for scores of Uzbek militants in government prisons
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from JPost.com - Israel NewsThese white wines and rosés will make the upcoming Shavuot holiday even happier.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from ynet - NewsAccording to reports, Nasrallah was admitted several days ago to Beirut hospital after suffering medical complications.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonHere are some photos that describe the brutality of Al Saud against the oppressed people of Yemen.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonFour rulers of a six-member alliance of Persian Gulf states will likely be absent from a summit hosted by President Obama this week at Camp David
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Middle EastQataris will have a rare chance to vote Wednesday as they choose candidates to sit on the country's only directly elected body, with calls growing to ensure more women are selected. Only one woman was elected onto the 29-seat municipal c...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle EastBomb blast and mortar shells target Shia worshippers heading to Baghdad shrine.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from The Daily Star >> News >> Lebanon NewsThe Naameh waste landfill, long reviled by locals and the environmental community, will shut down July 17, about 18 years after its initial start, the environment minister announced Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al-Manar TV LebanonA bomb explosion on Monday killed at least six people including a pro-government tribal elder in a restive Pakistani region near the Afghan border, officials said.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Saudi Gazette - WorldNEW DELHI — Beijing has been pushing India to accelerate work on a multi-billion dollar rail link from New Delhi to Chennai ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China this week, as the Asian giants put eco...
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Friday, June 5, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comThese complexes will be built by real estate developers from the private sector, with investment funds or through the public-private partnership (PPP) model.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaFounder of National Front vows to continue in politics after suspension from his party
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeMELBOURNE: A 17-year-old boy of Syrian descent, arrested last week when police allegedly found three homemade bombs in his family home in Australia’s second-largest city, appeared in a children’s court on Monday charged with terrorism of...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WAM | InternationalTRIPOLI, Libya, 12th May, 2015 (WAM) -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya, UNSMIL, has condemned an attack on a Turkish vessel off the Libyan coast which caused the death of one sailor and injuries to others.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAccording to rights groups, the minority Muslim community is the target of an ongoing ethnic cleansing
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaArchitects, planners seek to address connections between race, design and social inequity in poor neighborhoods
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Saudi Gazette - WorldJUBA — Over 300,000 South Sudanese civilians are without “life-saving aid” in the northern battleground state of Unity, the United Nations said on Monday, as it and aid agencies pulled out due to heavy fight...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaPicassos Les femmes d'Alger (Version O) from 1955 had a presale estimate of $140 million
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaActivists say a foreign company is taking advantage of a series of suspicious fires to clear the way for a nickel mine
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World RSS feed - The NationalUnder the Japanese system, there is a lengthy preliminary vetting process before a formal drug or medical device proposal can be filed.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WorldMon, 2015-05-11 22:11 YANGON: Myanmar authorities on Monday described Bangladesh as “the root” of the migrant crisis facing the region, after hundreds of people — many...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishSeparate bombs target two areas in Iraqi capital, killing at least 12 people and injuring 25.
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Friday, June 5, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comOman Coast Guard personnel rescued 10 Indian sailors on board a boat which was sinking in the waters of Ras Al Hadd on Monday afternoon.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WAM | InternationalGENEVA, 12th May, 2015 (WAM) -- Thousands of migrants believed to be stranded at sea without food and water could die unless Southeast Asian governments act urgently to rescue them, migrant groups and the UN warned Tuesday.
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Friday, June 5, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comFive Asian women attempting to smuggle psychotropic substances through the Muscat International Airport
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Friday, June 5, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comIt’s a project that creates a link between small-scale farming enterprises and major hospitality providers.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAJ+ and Do Not Track take a closer look at where cellphone data goes and who's reading it
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World RSS feed - The NationalA strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday weeks after a devastating earthquake killed more than 8000 people.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAs many as 6,000 Rohingya and Bangladeshis are thought to be still adrift at sea after many others washed ashore
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaRights group says fewer women working as directors today than two decades ago, calls for federal investigation
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WorldMon, 2015-05-11 22:12 SEOUL: North Korea made a key step in its nuclear weapons program by test-launching a ballistic missile from a submarine, but remains years away from...
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAnalysis: While the US and Russia remain at odds over Ukraine, Kerry and Putin may find common ground on Syria and Iran
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World RSS feed - The NationalCanadian Mohamed Fahmy has demanded US$100 million from the Qatari network for 'negligence'.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Kuwait Times » World
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeBUJUMBURA: European nations have suspended some aid to Burundi, officials said on Monday, cranking up international pressure on the donor-reliant African nation over a crackdown on protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s quest for...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Latest news, comments and reviews from The Gulf Today | gulftoday.aeANKARA: Turkey will on Tuesday lay to rest former president Kenan Evren in the state cemetery reserved for its top leaders, the army said Monday, but the ceremony faces a large-scale boycott over his key role in the bloody 1980 military ...
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Friday, June 5, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comUnder the current three-month amnesty, overstayers or absconders have a way to stay in Oman - but at a price
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WAM | InternationalAMMAN, 12th May, 2015 (WAM) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan left Amman on Tuesday on an official tour to Albania and Germany.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Most viewed RSSCourt clears woman of kissing, groping man, stealing his Dh4,500 over insufficient evidence
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WAM | InternationalRIYADH, 12th May, 2015 (WAM) -- During a telephone conversation, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and US President Barack Obama have reviewed bilateral relations between the two friendly countries...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaRecently passed legislation could ensure even more tech shuttle companies become unionized
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Most viewed RSSGulf News' reporter in Nepal brings live updates on latest earthquake to hit the country
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishForensic firm finds "moderately strong" evidence to authenticate President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's voice on recordings.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Most viewed RSSThe girl, who had an argument with the maid, suffered a fracture in her skull
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Most viewed RSSA new earthquake and several powerful aftershocks hit devastated Nepal on Tuesday, killing several people and sending terrified residents running into the streets of the traumatised capital.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaA closer look at the critically endangered macaw and the scientists working to protect them.
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Friday, June 5, 2015 from www.timesofoman.comAn exhibition of Mahdi Daryabari's works opened at the Opera Galleria on Tuesday evening and will be on display until May 8
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaAllegations come from the final project of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was killed in February
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Saudi Gazette - WorldSupporters of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) supremo, Jayalalithaa Jayaram distribute sweets as they hear the news of the acquital of their leader in the 18-year-old, disproportionate assets case in Bangalore on Monday...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera examines what the Gulf leaders plan to discuss with the US president when they meet at Camp David.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WorldMon, 2015-05-11 22:11 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s embattled prime minister said his party’s ruling council gave him its “undivided support” at a meeting on Monday, amid...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WorldMon, 2015-05-11 19:41 United Nations, United States: EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Monday appealed for international backing for Europe’s efforts to...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from WAM | InternationalKATHMANDU, 12th May, 2015 (WAM) -- An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale today hit Nepal, just as the country is trying recover from the devastating quake that hit two weeks ago.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaLargest wireless carrier in the US hopes to advance in increasingly competitive online video space
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaMissiles from the Saudi-led offensive killed as many as 90 people in a single raid of a rocket base, authorities say
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaThe number of homeless people in Los Angeles County jumped 12 percent in the past two years to more than 44,000
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera EnglishArab coalition jets target Sanaa arms depot, killing 69 people and injuring 250, many of whom may be civilians.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World RSS feed - The NationalThe earthquake epicentre was 83 kilometres east of Kathmandu, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey reported.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Al Jazeera AmericaWeeks after a quake killed more than 8,000 people in Nepal, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit close to Mount Everest
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerSpeaker of Turkish parliament links extremist groups to human trafficking at Portugal conference.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- One of the senior commanders of the ISIL terrorist group in the Northern City of Mosul has been killed by resistance forces, a local witness said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- The Lebanese army urged a halt to the Israeli violations of Lebanon's sovereignty, and demanded the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Arab political analyst blasted Saudi Arabia for its 48-day-long airstrikes on Yemen, and said the Riyadh government has accepted to cease fire because it feels desperate.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement strongly censured taking the Yemeni broadcaster al-Massirah off air by Egyptian satellite company Nilesat, saying the move violates the international laws which guarantee the freed...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Spanish police detained two people on Tuesday in Barcelona on suspicion of distributing Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group propaganda.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerCouncil adjudges Turkish economy: Increased savings, tight monetary policy, better business environment, and structural reforms required.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerSarah stepped into her school in France, wearing a floral printed skirt, confident that her choices had nothing to do with the business of the state.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian army retook 2 villages in the countryside of the Northeastern province of Hasaka from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- A former CIA officer was sentenced to 3 and a half years in prison for leaking details of a secret mission to thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, a sentence that was received with a measure of relief from his legal team and pa...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsFrench President Francois Hollande called May 11 for an end to the US embargo on Cuba, as he met with Fidel Castro during the first visit by a Western leader since Washington and Havana moved to restore ties
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerThe expelled prosecutors and judge have been linked to 2013 high-profile anti-graft probe.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldLeaders of the East African Community (EAC) are scheduled to meet in the Tanzanian business capital of Dar es Salam on Wednesday.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsThe number of Americans who don't affiliate with a particular religion has grown to 56 million in recent years, making the faith group researchers call "nones" the second-largest in total numbers behind evangelicals, according to a Pew R...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Rudaw'Tuesday's quake hit with a magnitude of 7.4 in an isolated area
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerRegional summit approaches as 4 of 6 nations announce their heads of state will not attend.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldAn Amsterdam study has found that only 3,188 bodies of dead migrants have been found since 1990 with many more unrecorded.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- At least 15 people were killed and 200 others sustained serious injuries after Saudi warplanes hit an arms depot in the Yemeni capital city of Sana'a.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldFrench oil company Total has denied making any offshore oil deal with Cuba
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerIOM chief of mission to Thailand tells AA that many Rohingya trapped on smugglers' boats off coast of Southeast Asia are suffering vitamin deficiency, will soon look like skeletons.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Dozens of militiamen have been killed or wounded in the ongoing heavy clashes between the Syrian Army and the terrorists groups in the nearby areas of Douma, in Damascus province, local sources confirmed.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsMTV World has launched a documentary short film about Turkey within its Rebel Music series, which was viewed by more than 2 million people around the world on YouTube last week. Executive producer Nusrat Durrani and artists in the film t...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- At least 40 terrorists have been killed in heavy fighting between the Syrian army and the Takfiri groups in the Northwestern town of Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib, a source said.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerJoachim Gauck tells visiting Israeli President Rivlin that only two-state solution can bring lasting peace to Israelis and Palestinians
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerUpcoming resolution expected to grant Turkey 18 parliamentarians in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- 172 wanted people from Homs province turned themselves in to the Syrian authorities, official sources said on Tuesday.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from DailySabah - WorldNorman Finkelstein, the American Professor of Political Science and author of numerous books, has harshly criticized Israel's eight-year siege of Gaza and called for international pressure to be brought... Click To Continue
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel Haberler'It is a very severe earthquake. It is in a highly populated area. Honestly, we fear the worst,' a UN spokesman says.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldOne of the officials said the money the government tapped must be replenished in the account in "several weeks."
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Hurriyet Daily NewsGreece narrowly averted a default May 12 that could have seen it crashing out of the euro, but warned it faced another cash crunch within two weeks without a bailout deal with its EU financiers
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from DailySabah - WorldSarah K, the 15-year-old school girl who was banned from attending classes for wearing long skirts, sparking an uproar in France and the world over, has returned to school in her characteristic outfit. Sarah... Click To Continue
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerDefence ministry official says troops solely in Yemen to assist in evacuation of stranded students.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldTalks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots will resume on May 15 after six-month freeze in negotiations
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldMajor General Sami Turgeman said that it would not be possible to defeat Hamas with a one month long operation such as the most recent Operation Protective Edge.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldHollande previously said his trip had "special meaning" since US President Barack Obama reversed more than half a century of hostile US policy toward Cuba in December
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- A senior advisor to Ansarullah Movement warned Riyadh of the consequences of breaking the ceasefire, and said his countrymen are able to hit a heavy blow to Saudi Arabia and attack its interests.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Former Syrian Information Minister Mahdi Dakhalallah welcomed consultations on the country's crisis hosted by UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Geneva, but said the meetings will yield no results without a ha...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldGermany's President Joachim Gauck tells visiting Israeli President Rivlin that only a two-state solution can bring lasting peace to Israelis and Palestinians
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerFree Syrian Army increases checks and barriers along border.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldNairobi experienced heavy flooding on Monday night and rendered many city roads impassable during last month's downpour.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- An estimated 6,000 Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims from Burma have remained trapped in crowded, and wooden boats in Southeast Asia with food and clean water running low, a report said.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerCol. Warren says coalition airstrikes may have damaged oil refinery complex in oil rich city
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldProtesters grabbed one police woman and beat her up, accusing her of firing at them, a witness said. She was later released, with injuries.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Anti-government protesters in Bahrain resumed their demonstrations, and called for the release of the political prisoners.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerTalks set for May will end six-month freeze in negotiations
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Saudi warplanes targeted Faj Attan district in Sana'a with their heaviest attacks yet on Tuesday, killing and injuring large groups of people in nearby residential areas.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- At least three people were hurt in a shooting near the campus of the US University of California at Santa Barbara, officials said.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from World Bulletin / WorldChuka Umunna, the son of Nigerian immigrants has announced his bid for Labour leadership.
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Monday, May 11, 2015 from Anadolu Ajansı Güncel HaberlerForeign Ministry calls for dialogue after at least 22 people, including eight Macedonian police officers, killed in two days of clashes
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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from Fars News AgencyTEHRAN (FNA)- Al Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy is suing the network for $100 million in punitive and remedial damages for alleged negligence and breach of contract, Fahmy and his attorneys announced.
