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Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp

Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp

AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Foreign women with Islamic State have tried to assault others they deem “infidels” at a…
Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally

Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally

Istanbul police fired tear gas Friday at thousands of women who took to the city’s central avenue on International Women’s…
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria

IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria

The baby son of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group, has died…
Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery

Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery

Salwa Sayed al-Omar spent years as a Yazidi prisoner of Islamic State but she escaped its clutches this week, fleeing…
UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain is to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in an attempt to put pressure on Iran…
India signs $3 bn submarine deal with Russia: reports

India signs $3 bn submarine deal with Russia: reports

India has signed a $3 billion deal to lease a third Russian nuclear-powered submarine for 10 years, giving Delhi a…
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria

Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria

LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline

Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbors that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the…
Pakistan seizes religious schools in crackdown on militants

Pakistan seizes religious schools in crackdown on militants

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control…
Ghost workers sap Tunisia’s phosphate wealth

Ghost workers sap Tunisia’s phosphate wealth

METLAOUI, Tunisia – Tunisia’s state phosphate firm CPG pays Abdel-Basset Klifhi a salary of $280 a month, even though he…
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