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Bahrain High Court Upholds Jail Term for Prominent Activist
Nabeel Rajab has been critical of the Bahrain government and will face two years for jail time, possibly more from...
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Ethiopia to Free Opposition Leader and Hundreds of Others
Opposition leader Merera Gudina, along with hundreds of others, will be freed from prison in order to promote democracy in...
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Leading Philippine News Website Loses License After Duterte Threat
The Philippine government has revoked the operating license of leading news website Rappler in a ruling denounced as the latest...
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From Caves to Stone Houses: Is Bedouin Culture Still Thriving in Jordan’s Petra?
More than 400 children work in tourism in Petra, the historical red rose city in southern Jordan. But would they...
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Midwives Shortage: Thousands of Rohingya Babies Born in Poor Sanitation
Only few of Rohingya refugees' babies will be born in health facilities, and from the very beginning they will be...
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Tunisia President Discusses Reforms With Unions, Employers After Protests
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi held talks with political parties, unions and employers to discuss means to overcome a week...
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Palestinians Rally in Support of Jailed ‘Slap Video’ Teen
Clashes broke out after dozens of Palestinian and Arab Israeli supporters of jailed teenager Ahed Tamimi protested near her home...
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Suu Kyi: Myanmar Army’s Admission of Rohingya Killings a ‘Positive Step’
Myanmar's civilian leader Suu Kyi has welcomed an unprecedented army admission that security forces carried out extra-judicial killings of Rohingya...
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Government Repatriates 338 Moroccan Migrants Stuck in Libya
Morocco on Saturday said it has started the third and final operation to repatriate 338 of its nationals stranded in...
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4 Ethiopian Dissidents to Spend 6 Months in Jail Over Singing in Court
An Ethiopian court has sentenced prominent dissident Bekele Gerba and three other opposition figures to six months in jail for...
Read moreTwo Palestinian Minors Detained by Israeli Police
Ahed Tamimi and Fawzi Muhammad al-Juneidi have been detained by Israeli police forces and will face a military court on...
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Azerbaijani Journalist Jailed for Six Years
Journalist Afgan Mukhtarli was sentenced to six years behind bars on Friday on smuggling charges, a claim his lawyers hotly...
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Germany to Cap Yearly Refugee Arrivals at About 200,000
Germany will limit the number of asylum seeker arrivals to around 200,000 annually under a draft coalition agreement sealed Friday.
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African Union Slams “Hurtful, Upsetting” Remark by Trump
The African Union said President Donald J. Trump's reported description of African nations as "shithole countries" broke with "accepted behavior."
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Four Dead, Dozens Missing as Venezuelan Migrant Boat Sinks
At least four people drowned and dozens are reported missing after a boat carrying Venezuelan migrants sank on its way...
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Old Wounds Take Tunisians Back to Streets Again
While Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution aimed to bring about greater economic improvement, life has actually deteriorated for Tunisians.
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Saudi Blogger’s Wife Told he Could be Pardoned
Raif Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and to 1,000 lashes, but his wife has been told he...
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Israel Approves More Than 1,100 New West Bank Settlement Homes
Peace Now, an NGO that monitors Israeli settlement expansion, has reported that Israel has approved more than 1,100 new settlement...
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Syrian Refugee Sets Himself Ablaze at UN Office in Lebanon
Syrian refugee Ryad Khalaf Zibou set himself on fire in protest of U.N. that was cut off to his family....
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Moroccan Court Probes Spanish Activist for Saving Drowning Migrants
Spanish activist Helena Maleno was questioned by a judge in Tangiers, Morocco over accusations she is involved in facilitating illegal...
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