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January 4, 2019

And the melody still lingers on

It was the first concert of the year for the Tunisian Symphony Orchestra on the first day of 2019! ...

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January 4, 2019

US names new anti-Daesh envoy

Ambassador James Jeffrey, the current special representative for Syria Engagement, will take the additional role of special envoy for the US-led coalition against Daesh effective Friday, the State Department...

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January 4, 2019

Iran to send warships to the Atlantic, closer to US waters

The Iranian navy will send warships to deploy in the Atlantic from March, a top commander said on Friday, as the Islamic Republic seeks to increase the operating range...

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January 4, 2019

Friday Prayer at Al-Aqsa

Palestinians gather to perform the Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in Jerusalem....

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January 4, 2019

UN calls on UAE to release rights activist Mansoor

The United Arab Emirates must release pro-democracy campaigner Ahmed Mansoor, whose 10-year jail sentence for criticising the government on social media was upheld this week, the UN human rights...

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January 4, 2019

Syrian Kurds seek Damascus deal regardless of US moves

Syrian Kurdish leaders aim to secure a Russian-mediated political deal with President Bashar al-Assad’s government regardless of US plans to withdraw from their region, a senior Kurdish official told...

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January 4, 2019

Israeli forces shoot, injure Palestinian protestors in West Bank

At least eight Palestinian protesters were injured by Israeli forces...

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January 4, 2019

Ilhan Omar vows to make US live up to religious freedom

Ilhan Omar marked her first day in office by promising to make the US live up to its ideals of religious liberty, and she demanded the country reject divisiveness...

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January 4, 2019

Lebanon civil servants strike, demand cabinet formation

Lebanese civil servants staged a general strike Friday to protest Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s failure to draw up a new cabinet and resolve the country’s ongoing economic crisis. Responding...

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January 4, 2019

Report: USS Cole plotter killed in Yemen

One of the masterminds behind a deadly attack on a US warship in Yemen more than 18 years ago was killed in that country earlier this week, according to...

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