Middle East and North Africa
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Khaled Sharrouf first Australian to lose citizenship under anti-terrorism laws – reportsIslamic State fighter and dual national believed to have been stripped of citizenship under laws which passed parliament in 2015
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Journalist convicted of smuggling for helping Syrian boy migrate to SwedenFredrik Önnevall met teenager in Greece while filming documentary about the migration crisis
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Blackburn activist becomes first British woman to join fight against Isis in SyriaExclusive: Kimberley Taylor, 27, who quit UK to join all-female military unit, says she is willing to give her life to end extremism
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Rights groups welcome court ruling to block Kenya refugee camp closureJudge declares repatriation of 200,000 Somali refugees from Dadaab complex unconstitutional and discriminatory
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The Iraqi girls who escaped from Isis – videoTwo women discuss escaping from Isis, their struggle to be accepted back by their community in Iraq and the girls still held by Isis
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Bombs made by us and dropped by Saudi Arabia are killing civilians in the civil war. Perhaps a high court ruling will bring our government to accountBritain has blood on its hands over Yemen
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Somalis greet 'new dawn' as US dual national wins presidencyFormer prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed promises ‘new beginning’ for beleaguered country
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Europe urged to offer migrants work to cut Mediterranean deathsOpening up legal routes to work would reduce number of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean, senior UN figure says
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Halting UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia would have risks, court hearsGovernment case is laid out at judicial review of decision to allow arms exports to country involved in Yemen offensive
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Qatar spending $500m a week on World Cup projectsCountry’s finance minister says the rate of spend could continue for the next four years to get country ready for tournament
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UK minister ignored official warning over Saudi weapons exports, court hearsSajid Javid refused to suspend exports despite advice that weapons could be used to illegally kill civilians in Yemen
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The Guardian view on Syrian war crimes: searching for a road to justiceEditorial: As many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in Saydnaya prison, according to Amnesty International. Evidence of the regime’s viciousness continues to mount
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Anish Kapoor has gifted a PR victory to IsraelLetters: For as long as artists like Kapoor continue to accept these obscenely large gifts, they gift Israel the social license to pursue its ongoing dispossession of Palestinians
The Guardian view on Yemen and UK arms sales: immoral, whatever the law decides