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Hamas agrees to second ceasefire with Israel

Palestinian group Hamas has agreed to a new cease-fire with Israel. The…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa

Islamist militants grow bolder in Nigeria

Members of Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islamic militant group that recently had…

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa
Former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi (R) was arrested in Tunisia last September. (AFP)
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Tunisia extradites former Libyan prime minister

Libyan PM extradition from Tunisia faces criticism

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Jordan protesters brave heat wave to demand reforms
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Jordan opposition moves to boycott elections

Government under pressure from Muslim Brotherhood while public fury over austerity measures…

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a press conference in Jerusalem (Source: Pool/Getty Images Europe)
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On rare Israel trip, Putin talks Syria, Iran

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Israeli leaders on a rare trip to…

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After a series of heated accusations that threatened to escalate the Syrian crisis, the Turkish government will meet with NATO today in order to find a resolution to the shooting down of a Turkish reconnaissance jet by Syrian military last week.
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Turkey calls for NATO in Syria

As Syria and Turkey face off, NATO steps in

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha

Libyan elections set for 7 July

The country’s first direct elections in over 40 years

Ahmed Aboulenein Ahmed Aboulenein
Protests in Israel
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Protests in Israel

Israel’s social justice movement attempts to bring back last summer’s tent cities

Hend Kortam Hend Kortam

Region Briefs

    Syria: BRUSSELS (AP) — Members of Syrian opposition groups met…

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A year and four months in an isolated cell left Turkish journalist Müyesser Yıldız with little to say. “I have trouble speaking, I have been all alone in my cell you see,” said Yıldız, who was recently released by authorities.
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Turkey’s openness myth challenged by detentions of journalists

Turkey, long considered the Arab ideal, has issues of its own

Ahmed Khalifa Ahmed Khalifa