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Al Jazeera's Mohamed Fahmy Waits To Hear If He Faces More Prison Time

7:59am August 03, 2015

Journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who was arrested and sent to prison in Egypt in 2013, talks to Renee Montagne. After spending 14 months in prison and 5 months out on bail, he faces a retrial.

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National

Kerry Aims To Repair Relations With Egypt

4:04pm August 02, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Secretary of State John Kerry visits Egypt on Sunday as the two countries intensify ties, despite the concerns of human rights advocates.

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Kurdish Militias Appear To Be Sidelined By U.S.-Turkey Military Deal

4:04pm August 02, 2015

The military deal reached by the United States and Turkey is an attempt to refocus the fight against ISIS. NPR's Scott Simon talks to former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Frank Ricciardone.

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National

Nusra Front Attacks U.S.-Backed Syrian Fighters

8:28am August 02, 2015

The Syrian insurgent group affiliated with al-Qaeda has attacked U.S.-backed Syrian fighters. NPR's Rachel Martin gets the details from Anne Barnard of the New York Times.

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ISIS Is No Weaker Than A Year Ago, Officials Say

6:55pm August 01, 2015

U.S. officials believe the recent bombing campaign has done little to dislodge the self-declared Islamic State from Iraq and Syria, says an Associated Press report. AP reporter Ken Dilanian explains.

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World News

After A West Bank Home Goes Up In Flames, Tensions Flare In The Region

6:55pm August 01, 2015

by Daniel Estrin

A Palestinian baby was killed Friday in an arson attack in the West Bank. Jewish settlers are suspected in the attack, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called "an act of terrorism."

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah inspects a home that was badly damaged from a suspected attack by Jewish extremists in the West Bank village of Douma. An 18-month-old child was killed and other family members seriously injured.

Israeli Officials Promise To Find Arsonists Who Killed Palestinian Child

1:38pm August 01, 2015

by Daniel Estrin

The Israeli prime minister says he's shocked and outraged at the attack. An analyst says public concern could make this a defining moment for Israelis.

A Palestinian man mourns alongside the body of a one-and-a-half year old boy, Ali Dawabsheh, during his funeral in Duma village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Friday.

World News

Arson Attack That Killed Toddler In West Bank Is Called Terrorism

1:07pm July 31, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

An 18-month old died in the fire. The perpetrators scrawled slogans in Hebrew on an outside wall of the house. Palestinian leaders blamed the Israeli government.

Doraid Liddawi and his co-host, Afaf Shini, interview Palestinian Arab rappers and citizens of Israel on the makeshift Ramallah set of Palestine 48's morning show.

World News

In The West Bank, A Rough Start Doesn't Deter New Arab TV Channel

12:21pm July 31, 2015

by Daniel Estrin

Worried about West Bank Palestinian influence on Arab citizens of Israel, the Israeli government has shut down an Arab TV station that bridges the two groups.

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Thousands Of Migrants Try To Reach Britain Using The Chunnel

12:21pm July 31, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Police reinforcements are being sent to the French port city of Calais to try to deal with thousand of migrants trying to get to Britain. The migrants are mostly from the Middle East or Africa.

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