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Egyptian police, anti-Sisi protesters clash for second night in Suez
Sep 22, 2019 06:44Egyptian police have fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in the port city of Suez.
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Thousands rally in Sana’a to mark anniv. of Sep. 21 revolution
Sep 22, 2019 03:34Large crowds from across Yemen have gathered in capital Sana’a to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the September 21st revolution. The mass rally dubbed “Freedom and Independence” was held to confirm that the Yemeni people are moving forward in their battle for independence.
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Iran’s Armed Forces holding parades to mark start of Sacred Defense Week
Sep 22, 2019 03:06Iranian Armed Forces have begun holding military parades across the country, including in the Persian Gulf, at the start of the Sacred Defense Week, which marks the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iraqi-imposed war.
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Lebanon marks 37th anniversary of Sabra and Shatila massacre
Sep 21, 2019 00:26It was thirty-seven years ago when militias allied with Israel stormed into the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila in Beirut and brutally killed up to 3,500 civilians.
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Italy, France hold talks over migrant policy
Sep 19, 2019 04:01Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday. It was the first visit by a foreign leader to the Italian new government sworn in on September 5 and the first top-level meeting between Paris and Rome since France recalled its ambassador to Italy last February.
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Turkey says can't cope with growing refugee problems further
Sep 19, 2019 02:49Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey can no longer cope with the growing refugee problems and vowed to go ahead with his country’s plan for creating a safe zone in Syria.
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Bahrain torturing women in detention
Sep 19, 2019 02:41According to the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy and Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain that released a damning report on September 11, Bahrain’s political allies in the west are failing to hold the oil-rich nation accountable for multiple reports of human rights abuse.
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26 students, two teachers killed in Liberia school fire
Sep 19, 2019 01:52A huge fire at a Liberian Koranic school killed at least 26 pupils and two teachers on Wednesday when flames engulfed their dormitory, in one of the worst disasters of its kind for the West African nation.
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World Weightlifting C'Ships: Ghashghaei earns silver
Sep 19, 2019 01:42Over to the 2019 IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, Hafez Ghashghaei of Iran has won a silver medal in the Men’s 55kg category.
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Daughter of Ex-Pakistani PM allowed to keep party office
Sep 18, 2019 04:12The Election Commission of Pakistan has dismissed a plea to disqualify the daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from holding party office because of her conviction on corruption charges.