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Strong push for Fahmy's release as Egypt frees Al Jazeera colleague
The Globe and Mail
Canadian diplomats will meet again Monday with Egyptian officials in Cairo to press the case of imprisoned journalist Mohamed Fahmy, one day after his Australian colleague was released and Canada was told Egypt is actively considering Mr. Fahmy's ...

Peter Greste's parents celebrate release from Egyptian prison   CBC.ca
Now free my colleagues says newsman   Irish Independent
World News Egypt deports journalist   Gulf Daily News
Mashable
Reuters
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CBC.ca

Japanese journalist Kenji Goto's wife devastated after apparent ISIS beheading
CBC.ca
The wife of slain Japanese hostage Kenji Goto said Monday she was devastated but proud of her husband, who was beheaded by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremists. In a statement issued through the British-based journalist group Rory Peck ...

Departing From Country's Pacifism, Japanese Premier Vows Revenge for Killings   NDTV
UN Security Council demands Islamic State hostages freed   Zee News
Full text of Abe's statement   AsiaOne
Irish Independent
Gulf Daily News
Bloomberg
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All talk but no peace: South Sudan`s stumbling talks
Zee News
Addis Ababa: After 13 months of fighting and six failed ceasefires, diplomats are being forced to accept that any deal to end the war in South Sudan will, at best, result in a return to the status quo that precipitated the carnage in the first place. The latest peace ...

South Sudan, Rebels Sign Ceasefire   Daily Beast
South Sudan's warring factions sign new agreement   Al Jazeera America
New S. Sudan Peace Deal Signed   Voice of America
Deutsche Welle
Aljazeera.com
MiamiHerald.com
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Blast targeting bus near Shi'ite shrine in Damascus kills six
Reuters India
1 of 3. A Syrian soldier carrying a weapon walks past a bus on which an explosion occurred, in central Damascus February 1, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki. Related Video. Video · Six killed in Damascus bus explosion. Sun, Feb 1 2015. Related ...

World Watch: News Digest   Wall Street Journal
Syrian crisis: Lebanese Shia pilgrims targeted in Damascus bus bombing   CBC.ca
Explosion Kills at Least 6 on Bus of Lebanese Pilgrims Visiting Shrines in Syria   New York Times
DAWN.com
The Daily Star
Fox News Latino
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War of a new kind
Arab News
It seems that Egypt will continue grappling with terrorism for years to come. The Egyptian government launched a campaign over the last few months to put a cap on the emerging insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. In its bid to choke off the emerging terror and ...

Three women killed in clashes in Egypt's Sinai   ABC Online
New clashes in Egyptian Sinai claims three lives   Press TV
Egypt: three women killed in Sinai   i24news
Reuters
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34 airstrikes conducted against IS
Arab News
WASHINGTON: The US and its allies have carried out 26 air strikes in Iraq and eight in Syria since Saturday in continued attacks on Islamic State targets, the US military said on Sunday. The bulk of the strikes were near Kirkuk, while in Syria most of the strikes ...

US, coalition airstrikes continue against ISIL militants in Iraq, Syria   Kuwait News Agency
Aircraft from Carl Vinson Continue Pounding ISIL Terrorists   Times of San Diego

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Kuwait jails stateless activist
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 1, (AFP): Kuwait's lower court Sunday sentenced a stateless activist for five years in jail for insulting His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, his lawyer said. Khaled al-Kafeefa told AFP that defendant Abdullah al-Enezi, ...

Kuwait jails stateless activist for insulting emir   Daily Mail
Kuwait gives 5-year jail sentence to activist for insulting emir   Press TV

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Fog, clouds, condensation... but Burj Khalifa is not on fire
Emirates 24/7
Rumour of Burj Khalifa on fire caused quite a flutter on Twitter on Sunday evening (Feb 1). Hundreds of users took to social-networking site to spread the rumour, with many posting pictures of what appeared to be a unique formation of cloud. Civil Defence ...

Dubai's Burj Khalifa is not on fire   Stuff.co.nz
The world's tallest building on fire? 0:16   NEWS.com.au
Reports on Burj Khalifa fire not true, say Dubai Police   Khaleej Times
The National
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Syrian PM says Damascus aims to 'flush out all terrorists' in 2015
Jerusalem Post Israel News
BEIRUT - Syria's prime minister said on Sunday the country would drive all insurgents out of its territory in 2015 and was prepared to back any attempts to fight global militancy. Speaking in parliament, Wael al-Halqi said Syria's top aim was to "flush out all ...

Syrian PM vows to "flush out all terrorists" in 2015   Buenos Aires Herald

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Kurdish forces free oil workers in Kirkuk
The Daily Star
Iraqi Kurdish forces hold a position near Al-Assal village, some 25 km West of the northern city of Kirkuk, on February 1, 2015, a day after Peshmerga forces and police retook the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. AFP PHOTO / MARWAN IBRAHIM.
Kurdish forces free 15 oil workers from IS   Zee News
Kurdish Fighters Battle ISIS to Regain Oil Station   NBCNews.com
Fight Against Islamic State Is World War 3 - Iraqi Foreign Minister   AOL News
gulfnews.com
Reuters Africa
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