Middle East and North Africa
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Al-Qaida-affiliated group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for attack targeting Ambassador Hotel in Somali capital
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Fierce fighting in Iraq’s fourth city reportedly kills scores of Isis fighters, who are using those trapped as human shields
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MI5 chief’s complaint over MI6 role in ‘war on terror’ abductions caused prolonged breakdown in relations
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Rights campaigner who was jailed in March, taking her infant son with her, has sentence suspended after child welfare concerns
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Until Sunni Arab communities can trust the Shia-dominated government in Baghdad, there is little hope of permanently uprooting the terrorist group
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Authorities investigate after 17-year-old died under general anaesthetic in a private hospital, despite FGM being illegal in the country
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Pair including ex-airport security officer found guilty over explosion on Daallo Airlines flight over Somalia, with another eight jailed for lesser involvement
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Fraud investigation focused on whether public funds had been used for private expenses incurred at the prime minister’s home
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Iraqi troops and allied forces begin a final push into Falluja to retake the city from Islamic State
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Bright, in his 40s, was killed in the Syrian province of Raqqa last week, according to social media sources
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International Syria Support Group had agreed to start airdrops on 1 June but UN seems to have decided project is too risky without regime cooperation
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Peshmerga fighters tighten noose around Mosul as Iraqi forces target Falluja and Syrians advance north of Raqqa stronghold
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Riyadh rejects Tehran’s claims of sabotage in latest disagreement between the rival countries
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