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Demonstrators gather for ninth successive Friday in cities across Algeria to call for root-and-branch political reform.
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Middle East19 Apr 2019 11:06 GMT
The military council says that those who committed crimes over the past 30 years will be held to account.
Women's Rights19 Apr 2019 10:38 GMT
Maha al-Subaie, 28, and Wafa al-Subaie, 25, fear members of their family have come looking for them in Georgia.
Middle East19 Apr 2019 09:59 GMT
The government blames Western sanctions on Syria and its ally Iran for the shortage.
Middle East19 Apr 2019 08:48 GMT
Foreign powers unable to present a united front at the UN as shelling continues to add to people's suffering.
Libya18 Apr 2019 19:32 GMT
WHO says it has deployed more staff as UN-recognised government seeks international action against Khalifa Haftar.
Syria's War18 Apr 2019 19:22 GMT
2,500 foreign children of ISIL fighters stuck in a Syrian camp, UN says, urging governments to take responsibility.
Sudan18 Apr 2019 19:10 GMT
Tens of thousands rally across Sudan demanding civilian rule one week after Omar al-Bashir's removal by the military.
Inside Story18 Apr 2019 18:22 GMT
Journalists around the world are facing increasing hostility, new report by Reporters Without Borders shows.
Jamal Khashoggi18 Apr 2019 18:16 GMT
United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions blasts Saudi trials in Khashoggi case as substandard.
Middle East18 Apr 2019 17:27 GMT
Volunteers have come to help but some houses are too far gone and others completely washed away.
Saudi Arabia18 Apr 2019 17:25 GMT
Contribution of food and shelter material comes amid US-Iran sanction relief spat over flood recovery efforts.
Middle East18 Apr 2019 16:58 GMT
Political parties say changes, which could extend Sisi's rule to 2030, are an 'assault on democracy'.
Sudan18 Apr 2019 12:25 GMT
Thousands of Sudanese march in Khartoum demanding military council hand over power to civilian rule.
Middle East18 Apr 2019 11:04 GMT
Indiscriminate rocket fire in high-density neighbourhood could constitute war crime, UN says.
Human Rights Watch18 Apr 2019 10:41 GMT
US-based group says torture is ongoing in Mosul's Faisaliya prison, despite calls on government to take action.
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