DECLAN WALSH

November 1, 2018 at 6:36 pm

Yemeni girl who turned world’s eyes to famine has died

When a photo of 7-year-old Amal Hussain was published in The New York Times, and circulated on Facebook, many readers were moved to try to...

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October 26, 2018 at 10:26 am

The tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen VIEW

The Saudi-led war in Yemen has pushed millions to the brink of starvation. Apart from the airstrikes, an economic war is exacting a far greater...

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September 4, 2018 at 12:01 am

In Libya, Facebook is used to buy arms, locate foes and kill them

Social media enjoy outsize influence in Libya, a sparsely populated yet violently fractured country. Facebook, by far the most popular platform, does not just mirror...

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August 31, 2018 at 5:53 pm

Murder mystery in ancient monastery reverberates in the Coptic Church

The mysterious death of Bishop Epiphanius, found in a pool of blood, has exposed simmering tensions in the cloistered world of Egypt’s ancient desert monasteries.

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August 24, 2018 at 7:16 pm

Guests flee after sudden deaths at Egyptian resort

The sudden deaths John and Susan Cooper prompted their travel company to evacuate all of its guests from the hotel amid a welter of conflicting...

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March 24, 2017 at 4:17 pm

Egypt roared as Mubarak fell, now stands mute as he’s freed

Former President Hosni Mubarak’s release, six years after he was toppled during the Arab Spring, capped a largely fruitless effort to hold him accountable for...

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May 10, 2014 at 3:24 pm

Polio: Disease of Pakistan’s poor now worries the affluent

KARACHI, Pakistan — Until recently, polio was considered a poor man’s problem in Pakistan — a crippling virus that festered in the mountainous tribal belt,...

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November 7, 2013 at 10:25 pm

‘Butcher of Swat’ named Pakistani Taliban chief

In a surprise choice that bodes poorly for proposed peace talks, the Pakistani Taliban on Thursday appointed as their new leader the hard-line commander responsible...

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November 1, 2013 at 8:09 pm

Reports say Pakistani Taliban leader died in drone strike

LONDON — A U.S. drone strike killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, on Friday, according to Pakistani intelligence officials and militant commanders...

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October 30, 2013 at 9:23 pm

Pakistan reduces number of drone-strike victims

LONDON — In a surprise, Pakistan’s government Wednesday sharply revised downward its official estimate of civilian deaths caused by U.S. drone strikes in the tribal...

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