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Lebanese Shi’ites ‘Defiantly' Mark Ashura

Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims marked the Ashura religious commemoration in mass rallies Tuesday, mourning the beheading of the grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad 13 centuries ago. At a march in Beirut’s southern suburbs, mourners said this year they came...

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NATO, EU Press Russia on Ukraine

Speaking in a news conference with EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance has seen the recent troop movements as Moscow continues to support separatists with equipment and special forces...

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Nine million and counting: how to help the Syrian refugees

More than nine million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes in recent years due to the violence in the country, made worse by the Islamic State (IS), with many of them going to neighbouring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey.

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After 65 years, plight of Palestine refugees must be fully addressed, UN agency chief says

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Palestinians search the rubble of destroyed homes in Khuzaa, east of Khan Younis, Gaza...

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