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Iraqi Troops Push For Last ISIL Holdouts In Mosul

Iraqi forces have launched a broad assault on parts of Mosul, closing in on the remaining pockets of territory held by...

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Qatar ‘hacking’ Revives Gulf Tensions

The alleged hack on Qatar's state news agency may have lasted just four hours, but the impact on already tense ties...

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Sisi’s Egypt Cracks Down On News Websites

Egypt's government, already accused of muzzling freedom of expression and opposition to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,...

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Afghan Plane Forced To Fly Back After MPs Miss Flight

Afghan aviation authorities have filed an official complaint against two members of parliament after a Bamiyan-bound...

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Egypt Blocks Several News Sites Including Jazeera

Egypt blocked several media websites on Wednesday including those belonging to the Qatari Al-Jazeera news channel and...

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Qatar Begins Probe After State News Agency Hacked

Qatar said Wednesday it had begun an inquiry into an unprecedented security breach by hackers who posted fake news...

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John Mahama On Ghana, The Gambia and the ANC’s Decline

When John Mahama stepped down as president of Ghana in January 2017, he became the first in his country's history to...

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CIA Creates Korea Mission Centre Focused On North

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has announced the establishment of a Korea Mission Centre dedicated to dealing...

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Ismail Haniya Elected New Political Chief of Hamas

Ismail Haniya has been elected as the new leader of Hamas's political bureau, according to the Palestinian movement's...

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India Top Court Upholds 2012 Gang Rape Death Sentences

India's Supreme Court has upheld death sentences against four men who fatally gang raped a woman on board a bus in...

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South Sudan ‘suspends’ Al Jazeera English

South Sudan's government has banned Al Jazeera English staff from working in the country, press freedom organisation...

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Blast Rocks Central Kabul

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack as of yet. At least four people were killed in a large explosion in...

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‘Dozens Killed’ In ISIL Attack On Northeast Syria

At least 37 people, including dozens of civilians, have been killed in an attack by ISIL fighters targeting a crossing...

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Is the Middle East Trump’s New Playground?

As the United States marks 100 days since President Donald Trump assumed office, analysts say his sporadic policies in...

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Meet the Iranian Tycoon Smashing Gender Stereotypes

Daneshvar, 43, has spent years pursuing a successful career in the male-dominated mining industry Fatemeh Daneshvar...

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People With Albinism ‘living In Fear’

Malawi's refusal to push forward with prosecuting suspects accused of attacking and killing people with albinism has...

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Police Kill Civilians In Kashmir By-Election Clashes

At least eight civilians were killed on Sunday when security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir opened fire on...

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New Army Chief Survives Deadly Mogadishu Bomb Blast

Somalia's new military boss has survived a suspected suicide car bomb attack that has killed at least 15 people,...

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US Launches Cruise Missiles On Syrian Airbase

The United States on Friday fired dozens of cruise missiles at a government-controlled airbase in Syria, in retaliation...