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Two arrested in Israel for threatening judges in soldier trial: Police 06 Jan 2017 - 12:18 am
Rajaa and Yousri, parents of Abdul Fatah Al Sharif (portrait) head out into the streets in the West Bank town of Hebron.
Two commanders jailed for life over coup bid 06 Jan 2017 - 12:16 am
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Suspected Kurdish militants kill two in car bombing in Turkey’s Izmir 06 Jan 2017 - 12:12 am
A woman reacts as she is given a glass of water near the scene of a car bomb outside the courthouse in Izmir, yesterday.
What we can legally do against the anti-BDS campaign 05 Jan 2017 - 11:08 pm
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Elor Azaria case: No hope of equality before the law 05 Jan 2017 - 11:05 pm
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Closure of Iraq charity puts rescued Yazidi slaves at risk, director warns 05 Jan 2017 - 07:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: Yazidi sisters, who escaped from captivity by Islamic State (IS) militants, sit in a tent at Sharya refugee camp on the outskirts of Duhok province, Iraq, July 3, 2015. Reuters
Police break up protest in northern Morocco 05 Jan 2017 - 06:37 pm
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Netanyahu questioned for second time in graft probe: reports 05 Jan 2017 - 06:32 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on November 13, 2016 (AFP / RONEN ZVULUN)
Two killed in new Turkey attack as Istanbul gunman hunted 05 Jan 2017 - 06:09 pm
Police forensic experts examine the scene after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Tuncay Dersinlioglu
Egypt frees 2011 revolution figure Ahmed Maher 05 Jan 2017 - 05:56 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken in Cairo on December 08, 2013 shows political activist and coordinator of the April 6 Movement, Ahmed Maher, during his trial over an unlicensed and violent demonstration. AFP / MAHMOUD KHALED
Many wounded in explosion near court in Turkish city of Izmir 05 Jan 2017 - 04:48 pm
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Car bomb in Syria coastal regime bastion kills 14 05 Jan 2017 - 04:38 pm
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Syria: Damascus water crisis grows as fighting threatens truce 05 Jan 2017 - 04:18 pm
Syrians fill plastic containers with water at a public fountain in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Turkey makes new arrests over attack, tightens borders 05 Jan 2017 - 02:20 pm
A couple walk past the Reina nightclub on January 5, 2017 in Istanbul, days after a gunman killed 39 people on New Year's night. AFP / OZAN KOSE
Iraq launches offensive on IS near Syria border 05 Jan 2017 - 01:30 pm
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Hezbollah bars Russian officers from Damascus suburb 05 Jan 2017 - 01:24 pm
Photo: AA.
Baghdad car bomb kills 6, injures 17 05 Jan 2017 - 12:53 pm
BAGDAD, IRAQ - JANUARY 2: People gather around remains of the wrecked vehicle following a blast, caused by a bomb-laden vehicle, at 55th Square in Sadr Region of Baghdad, Iraq on January 2, 2017. Scores of casualties reported. (Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu A
38 IS terrorists' killed in northern Syria 05 Jan 2017 - 12:38 pm
Photo: AA.

Asia

Children play online games against each other on smartphones and tablets along an alley in Jakarta on March 26, 2026. Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP Indonesian kids brace themselves for social media ban
People rush to refuel their vehicles at a fuel station in Amritsar on March 26, 2026 following import disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP India slashes fuel taxes due to Mideast conflict shortages: finance minister
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Chairman of LuLu Group Yusuffali M A. LuLu’s Yusuffali briefs Indian PM on continuous food supplies to GCC
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Europe

Image used for representation only. Italy probes Sephora, LVMH for pushing cosmetic sales to minors
A traveller with suitcase and a train conductor walk along a platform at the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) in Berlin on March 27, 2026. Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP German state railway loss widens, passengers warned of trouble ahead
Divers and helpers try to rescue a stranded humpback whale off the Baltic Sea coast of Timmendorfer Strand near Luebeck, northern Germany, on March 26, 2026. Photo by Daniel Bockwoldt / dpa / AFP Beached whale frees itself from German coast
People vote in the election to the Logting, the Parliament of the Faroe Islands, in Torshavn, on March 26, 2026. Photo by ﾁlvur Haraldsen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP Talks to begin in Denmark to form new government

Africa

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