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Excluding Muslims in India – the Battle for India’s new citizenship law moves to...

India has been embroiled in protests since December, when Parliament passed a bill amending the country's citizenship law. The new law aimed at legalizing the...

Egypt begins parliamentary election

Egypt has had no parliament since June 2012 when a court dissolved the democratically-elected main chamber, then dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, reversing a...

Iran and Russia move closer but their alliance has limits

When Iran took delivery of the first parts of an advanced Russian air defence system this month, it paraded the anti-aircraft missile launchers sent...

Kerry holds out possibility of meeting Netanyahu in Middle East

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday held out the possibility that he may meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Middle...

U.N. plans Yemen peace talks soon, warns of aid obstruction

The United Nations envoy to Yemen was arranging face-to-face negotiations between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels but warned that a "disastrous humanitarian situation"...

Saudi murderer punished in Taif

Saudi Arabia on Monday executed one of its citizens after he was convicted of running over and killing a fellow tribesman, the interior ministry...

French judge steps up Le Pen investigation over Islamic State tweets

A judge placed France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen under formal investigation on Thursday on suspicion of disseminating violent images over tweets she posted...

1 Gazan killed, 49 wounded by Israeli fire in border protest

Israeli troops fired live bullets and tear gas Friday across a border fence into Gaza where Palestinian protesters threw stones, burned tires and flew...

Deaths in West Bank stabbing, shooting violence now at 120

Two Palestinians attempted to stab an Israeli soldier and a pedestrian in separate attacks near Jewish settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, authorities...

Lebanese army use helicopters to control port fire, military says

BEIRUT, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Lebanon's army said its helicopters would be used to help extinguish a fire at Beirut port on Thursday. Live television...

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