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US denies $400m cash payment to Iran was ransomThe Obama administration said on Wednesday that $400 million in cash paid to Iran soon after the release of five Americans detained by Tehran was not ransom for them as some Republicans have charged. The five, including Washington More… |
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Seventeen detainees escape from Bahraini prisonSeventeen detainees escaped from a prison in Bahrain, police said on Saturday, and the government warned citizens against giving them shelter. The official Bahrain News Agency said 11 of those who escaped on Friday had since been More… |
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Egypt detains Australian journalist, US studentEgyptian authorities have detained an Australian journalist and an American student on suspicion they had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part in a strike demanding an end to army rule, the state news agency said. The More… |
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Syria releases 755 detainees - state TVSyria has released 755 people detained during the nine-month revolt against President Bashar Al-Assad, state television Syria TV said on Wednesday. "Syrian authorities released 755 detained in recent events w More… |
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Egypt court ends virginity tests on detaineesAn Egyptian court ordered on Tuesday that forced virginity tests be stopped on female detainees in military prisons. The case was filed by Samira Ibrahim, a woman who said the army forced her to undergo More… |
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Egypt frees 10 more Bedouin detaineesEgypt's interior minister will free a further 10 Bedouin detainees, state media and security sources said on Saturday, part of government efforts to assuage long-running tensions in the Sinai Peninsula. Cairo has released some 200 Bedouins More… |
