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Thousands protest Palestinian Authority pay cut in Gaza

Thousands of Palestinian Authority (PA) employees have demonstrated in Gaza City as protests continue against a PA decision to impose drastic salary cuts for its employees in Gaza. Demonstrators gathered in al-Saraya square in central Gaza City on Saturday in the largest protest since the 30 percent cut was announced, calling on PA leaders like Prime.. More

216331 09/04/2017
Erdogan draws huge crowd in Istanbul ahead of key vote

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rallied hundreds of thousands of supporters in a gathering in Istanbul, days before a milestone referendum that seeks to grant his office extended powers. If adopted, constitutional changes proposed in the April 16 referendum will transform Turkey from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency, significantly.. More

216328 09/04/2017
Autopsy 'shows chemical weapons used in Syria attack'

Autopsy results have revealed that chemical weapons were used in an attack which killed more than 80 people in Syria's Idlib province, according to Turkey's justice minister. Thirty-two victims of Tuesday's attack were brought to Turkey where three subsequently died. "Autopsies were carried out on three of the bodies after they were brought from.. More

216316 06/04/2017
Morocco's king names new coalition government

After six months of post-election deadlock, Morocco's King Mohammed VI named a new cabinet on Wednesday led by the main Islamist Justice and Development (PJD) party, which lost a key ministry in negotiations with rivals. PJD won parliamentary elections in October, but the formation of a government was delayed during negotiations with parties who critics.. More

216310 06/04/2017
Accusations fly as UN delays vote on Syria 'gas attack'

The United States has warned it could take unilateral action if the United Nations fails to respond to a suspected chemical attack on an opposition-held town in Syria that killed more than 80 people, including many children. "When the United Nations consistently fails in its duty to act collectively, there are times in the life of states that.. More

216307 06/04/2017
Drought, cholera kills over 400 people in Somalia

Over 400 people, including children, have died from drought and a cholera outbreak since February in southern and central Somalia, the country’s health ministry has told Anadolu Agency. Abdullaahi Hashi Ali, the ministry’s director general, told Anadolu Agency in an exclusive interview at least 407 people had lost their lives so far. Almost.. More

216292 05/04/2017
'Chemical attack' in Syria draws international outrage

A suspected chemical attack on a opposition-held town in Syria's Idlib province has drawn widespread international condemnation, with the United Nations saying it would investigate the bombing raid as a possible war crime. At least 72 people, including 11 children, were killed in Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday, according to the Syrian American Medical Society.. More

216283 05/04/2017
'Toxic gas attack' in Syria kills at least 58 people

At least 58 people, including nine children, were killed in an air raid that released "toxic gas" on the opposition-held Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun on Tuesday, a monitor said. Tuesday's attack caused many people to choke or faint, and some had foam coming out of their mouths, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said,.. More

216256 04/04/2017
Human rights 'trumped' as Trump meets Egypt's Sisi

US President Donald Trump on Monday put concerns about Egypt's human rights abuses aside as he welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to the White House. Ahead of the meeting, senior US officials had said the issue of human rights violations in Egypt would not be addressed publicly during Sisi's visit, which was widely condemned by rights.. More

216235 04/04/2017
Jets hit Syrian opposition outpost near Turkish border

Jets believed to be Russian hit an outpost run by opposition forces in northwestern Syria near a major border crossing with Turkey, killing at least one fighter and wounding several people, two opposition sources said on Sunday. They said several raids overnight hit Babeska, a village in Idlib province that has become a haven for several Free Syrian.. More

216208 03/04/2017
Dozens arrested at Moscow opposition rally

Russian police have arrested at least 29 opposition protesters in central Moscow for "breaching public order", according to local authorities, a week after hundreds were detained during an anti-corruption rally demanding the prime minister's resignation. Russia's Interfax news agency said the turnout for Sunday's protest was considerably.. More

216205 03/04/2017
Trump urged to mention Egypt prisoners as he meets Sisi

As the White House prepared to roll out the red carpet for the Egyptian president, a parody look-alike of President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi showed up at the Washington Monument, a few blocks away. Wearing an oversized mask of Sisi, the impersonator was part of a vigil held on Sunday to bring attention to the thousands of political prisoners languishing.. More

216202 03/04/2017
UN slams Israel over Emek Shilo settlement

The United Nations has lambasted the Israeli government after it approved the construction of its first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in decades. A spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres said that the secretary-general expressed "disappointment and alarm" at the Israeli security cabinet's decision on Thursday to build a new settlement.. More

216196 02/04/2017
Scores killed as landslides devastate Colombia's Mocoa

At least 254 people have been killed and hundreds more are missing after torrential rains triggered severe flooding and mudslides in the city of Mocoa, in southwest Colombia, according to a statement released by the army. Heavy overnight rainfall caused several rivers to overflow their banks, sending mud and debris crashing onto houses as people slept.. More

216187 02/04/2017
Turkey ends 'Euphrates Shield' operation in Syria

Turkey has officially ended the "Euphrates Shield" military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Wednesday, but suggested there might be more cross-border campaigns to come. Turkey sent troops, tanks and warplanes to support Free Syrian Army (FSA), push ISIL fighters away from its border and stop.. More

216166 30/03/2017

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