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West Asia
2,700 migrants rescued off Italian coast
Around 2,700 migrants were rescued Wednesday off the coast of Italy, as Europe struggles to deal with a swelling tide of arrivals from across the Mediterranean, says AFP. The migrants were saved in 13 separate operations near Sicily as they sailed for Europe mainly aboard inflatable boats, the coast guard…
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Syria and Libya among countries banned for South Koreans
South Korea’s foreign ministry announced it has decided to extend its travel restrictions on six countries for another six-month period, citing high safety risks, according to Yonhap news agency. South Korea will maintain entry restrictions on Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Libya. The order will be effective through Jan.…
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West Asia
Morocco’s Homophobic statement on Mob Attack
In the wake of a mob attack on a man in Fez on June 29, 2015, Justice Minister Moustapha Ramid has said the assailants should be prosecuted and two suspects are in custody, he has made several anti-gay statements since the assault. He said that homosexuals should avoid “provoking society,”…
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West Asia
Bahrain rights campaigner freed from jail
Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab has been pardoned by King Hamad after serving three months of a six-month jail sentence, the official BNA news agency has reported. The king made the order because of fears over Mr Rajab’s health, it said. An appeals court in May upheld the six-month…
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South Asia
US, Iran reach new deal, curbing Iran’s nuclear bomb ambition
Iran and six major world powers agreed to a nuclear deal on Tuesday, concluding more than a decade of negotiations that could transform the Middle East. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed a step towards a “more hopeful world” and Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said it proved that “constructive engagement works”.…
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UAE executes woman for killing American teacher
The United Arab Emirates has executed a woman convicted of stabbing to death an American teacher in December 2014. Alaa Badr Abdullah al-Hashemi, a 30-year-old Emirati, was found guilty last month of the murder of Ibolya Ryan. The 47-year-old’s body was discovered in the toilets of a shopping centre in…
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Nat Geo’s famed Afghan girl whereabouts investigated in Pakistan
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has raided the residence of famous Afghan girl, Sharbat Bibi in Peshawar city of Pakistan. The raid was conducted at the address provided by Sharbat Bibi in her National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) form.During the raid, Sharbat Bibi was not present at the…
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West Asia
Egyptian-Sudanese cooperation to achieve self-sufficiency
Egyptian president Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi asserted that there are plenty of opportunities for a cooperation between Egypt and Sudan in agriculture and livestock, which would ensure achieving self-sufficiency and providing food for both countries, in a report by Egyptian local newspaper “Al-Ahram”. This came as a part of his meeting with…
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Malala opens school for Syrian refugee girls on 18th birthday
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who marked her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday, July 12, inaugurated the Malala Fund’s “Malala Yousafzai All-Girls School” near the Syrian border, aiming to provide quality secondary education to more than 200 Syrian girls living in informal camps in the Bekaa Valley region.…
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West Asia
IS ‘behind blast’ at Italian consulate in Cairo
Islamic State militants have claimed they were behind a deadly explosion that severely damaged the Italian consulate in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, according to “BBC” reports. At least one person died and several people were injured when a car bomb went off at the building, destroying most of it, and causing water…
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