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5.5 million children impacted by Syria conflict: UN

The report focuses on the immense damage caused to children affected by…

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Syria Islamists free nuns in rare prisoner swap

Jihadists seized the 13 nuns and three maids on 3 December from…

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Canadian journalist killed in Syria: Activists

AFP - A Canadian photojournalist, Ali Mustafa, has been killed in the…

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Saudi jails Islamist for 8 years for Twitter protest call

Security forces had previously arrested the accused on similar charges, but freed…

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Israel to show long-range rockets from ‘Iran arms ship’

The military says it found 40 long-range M-302 rockets aboard the Panamanian-flagged…

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Egypt lauds Saudi decision to list Brotherhood as terrorist organisation

Cairo and Riyadh’s cooperation aims to spread teaching of tolerant Islam and…

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Saudi lists ‘terror’ groups, orders Islamist fighters home

The move represents a major escalation against the Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian…

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Saudi, Bahrain, UAE recall envoys to Qatar

The three Gulf Arab states made the decision following what newspapers described…

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South Sudan government, rebels halt peace talks

AFP - South Sudan’s government and rebels are taking a more than…

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Syria surrenders a third of chemical arsenal: Watchdog

OPCW head Ahmet Uzumcu told the Executive Council meeting that Syria had…

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