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Thursday, January 15, 2015

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Images show scale of Boko Haram devastation

Middle East & North Africa

Q&A: 'We want to build a new Syria'

Is Syria's Muslim Brotherhood still relevant?

MIDDLE EAST

Egyptian army cracks down

Egypt jails Muslim Brotherhood leader

Pope urges Muslim leaders to condemn violence

MIDDLE EAST Oppressive policies unite Egypt activists	MIDDLE EAST Living among Gaza's dead	MIDDLE EAST Millions of Iraqis displaced by ISIL	MIDDLE EAST 'This is what being a Kurd is about'

MIDDLE EAST

Oppressive policies unite Egypt activists

MIDDLE EAST

Living among Gaza's dead

MIDDLE EAST

Millions of Iraqis displaced by ISIL

MIDDLE EAST

'This is what being a Kurd is about'

Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims Charlie Hebdo attack

Top leader of al-Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula says it ordered last week's deadly attack on French satirical newspaper.

Last updated: 14 Jan 2015 19:31 GMT

UN mediates Libyan talks in Geneva

Special envoy hopes armed factions on the ground will observe ceasefire to support negotiation process in Swiss city.

Last updated: 15 Jan 2015 00:11 GMT

Charlie Hebdo cover printed in Turkish daily

Purported cartoon of Prophet Muhammad published in Cumhuriyet's opinion columns, but not in its news pages.

Last updated: 14 Jan 2015 20:25 GMT

Egypt court orders retrial in Mubarak case

Retrial in embezzlement case against Hosni Mubarak could potentially lead to the release of the former president.

Last updated: 13 Jan 2015 09:42 GMT

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Multimedia

ISIL video shows young boy executing 'spies'

Footage apparently shows two men being shot dead by a child after being interrogated about their links to Russia.

Egypt court acquits 26 men in gay trial

Courts clears men who were arrested in a public bath and accused of debauchery and performing indecent public acts.

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Turkey makes arrests over suicide bombing

Authorities question six people, including some foreigners, for attack in Istanbul that killed police officer.
Moroccans struggle after deadly floods

A month after the tragedy, many remain in evacuation shelters, and isolated villagers still lack basic necessities.

By Tarek Bouraque
'All is gone, just like Kobane'

Kurdish families who fled fighting in Kobane want to return home.

By Rabii Kalboussi
Syrian refugees shiver in cold

Hundreds of thousands hit hard by record low temperatures across the Middle East.
Libyan factions to hold talks in Geneva

Dialogue, to be hosted by UN office, aims to reach agreement on political issues including unity-government formation.
Car bomb rips through crowd in Yemeni capital

At least 38 killed and dozen others injured in massive bomb blast near police academy in capital Sanaa.
Policeman killed in Istanbul suicide attack

Female suicide bomber detonates explosives in historic Sultanahmet area, killing herself and policeman, governor says.
Argan oil demand worries Morocco's Berber

Local cooperatives mechanising production to match global demand for Morocco's Gold, prompting fear of job losses.
Peshmerga's dangerous task of defending Erbil

As fighting with ISIL gets more intense, Kurdish forces in northern Iraq say they urgently need more weapons.
Mauritania: Migrant dreams of Europe

A growing number of West African migrants are giving up attempts to reach Europe and settling in Mauritania instead.

By Hassan Ghani
New Tunisia president pledges reconciliation

Beji Caid Essebsi inaugurated as president at the end of a year that saw a new constitution and parliament.