Middle East and North Africa
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Number of drownings in the Mediterranean in 2016 now expected to easily surpass last year’s record figure of 3,771
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Each ceasefire in Syria seems destined to end in disaster despite bringing brief relief, but there’s hope that even collapsing deals may ultimately bolster peace
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The Israeli novelist Amos Oz talks about prose, poetry and politics in his latest novel, Judas
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Tehran Bureau ‘I am Lake Urmia’: a social media campaign takes on the environment in Iran
Shirin Hakim and Kaveh Madani for Tehran Bureau
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Women claim 20 parliamentary seats as move to proportional representation reaps dividends for record number of female candidates
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The devastation of Syria will be Obama’s legacy
Natalie NougayrèdeThe US president badly misread Putin. Only a tough approach with Russia can secure any kind of peace -
Egyptian authorities arrest four suspected traffickers after overloaded boat carrying hundreds of migrants goes down
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US and Russia to hold talks after worst bombardment in months on whether collapsed ceasefire can be restored
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Powdered mustard used in attack on airbase near Mosul in Iraq, raising questions about whether the militant group is manufacturing the agent itself
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Comments marked new escalation in rhetoric warning of the danger of admitting refugees into US as he addressed issue of terrorism following bombing attacks
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US secretary of state says Syrian government guilty of ‘flagrant violations’ of international law
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Is Britain fighting another illegal war in the Middle East?
Robert VerkaikThe death of 62 Syrian soldiers raises fundamental questions about UK drone activity inside Syria
Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with Clinton and Trump on Sunday