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Kuwait cabinet sets December 1 for snap polls

The opposition has called for a massive demonstration on Sunday to protest…

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Saudi coastguard capture 15 Iranians

Relations between Tehran and Riyadh have been tense for years over many…

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Libya ‘not fully liberated’ year after Kadhafi death

Megaryef, president of the democratically elected General National Congress, gave a sombre…

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Six Afghan police poisoned, shot dead, officials say

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, according to purported spokesman Yousif…

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Attacks ‘kill at least 23’ in Nigeria’s northeast

Kano, Nigeria (AFP) - A wave of attacks by suspected Boko Haram…

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Ship to Gaza boarded by IDF forces

Israel maintains Gaza blockade in face of international condemnation.

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Lebanon cabinet meets as protests flare over bombing

Hassan, a top Lebanese security official killed Friday in a Beirut car…

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Palestinians vote in first poll since 2006

The long-delayed vote is taking place in just 91 of the West…

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Fighting keeps mediator out of Libya’s Bani Walid

Fighting and shelling prevented president of Libya's national assembly from reaching the…

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49 die as Syrian jets blast rebel-held town

Syria (AFP) — Syrian fighter jets blasted the rebel-held town of Maaret…

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