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Protesters in Tunis threw stones and demanded Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi quit and parliament be dissolved.
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The persistent violence against Palestinians in Jerusalem and an Israeli desire for a revanche may rekindle hostilities.
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The teenager squeaked into the final by 14-hundredths of a second, landing him in the far outside lane.
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Ali scores brace for Qatar while holders Mexico thrash Honduras to book their place in the last-four.
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With the threat of ISIL resurgence ever-present in Iraq, al-Kadhimi stressed Baghdad was not seeking a full withdrawal.
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Alizadeh won her first three taekwondo bouts but lost the next two to finish fourth for the Refugee Olympic Team.
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Turkish defence ministry says two soldiers killed, two injured in an attack on an armoured vehicle in northern Syria.
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Iranian foreign ministry said comments by Michelle Bachelet are ‘regrettable’, as protests have left four dead.
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The rights group warns of ‘devastating impact of the poorly regulated spyware industry on human rights worldwide’.
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Lebanon to pay for 1 million tonnes of fuel a year in goods and services, helping ease its power shortage.
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Mustafa al-Kadhimi announces arrest of ‘terror cell’ behind deadly attack in Baghdad, which left 35 dead.
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Mohammed Munir al-Tamimi, 17, who suffered gunshot wounds during Friday’s protests, died in hospital.
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No casualties in attack days before meeting between Iraq PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi and US President Joe Biden in Washington.
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