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Palestinian inmates go on hunger strike
At least 50 Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike to protest mistreatment and poor conditions at Nafha prison.

At least 50 Palestinian prisoners go on hunger strike to protest mistreatment and poor conditions at Nafha prison.

At least 30 people are killed in heavy clashes between Daesh and Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar.

Saudi fighter jets launch airstrikes areas across Yemen, including on an airport in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a.

The US is threatening new sanctions to determine to what degree it can shift the terms of the nuclear deal with Iran, says an analyst.

Israeli passengers aboard a plane in Greece force two Palestinians off the plane.

The Algerian government announces draft constitutional reforms to restrict presidential terms, among other things.

Saudi Arabia’s largest food producer Savola says it will maintain business in Iran.

Iran's foreign minister says Saudi Arabia must stop fueling tension in the Middle East.

Iraqi military aircraft kill Daesh war minister during an airstrike in Iraq's western province of Anbar.

Newly-emerged video footage shows a Saudi security guard violently attacking a senior citizen in a city in eastern Saudi Arabia.

Israeli navy ships fire shells at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza, completely destroying one of them.

UN Security Council calls for a "sustainable" ceasefire in Yemen.

Republicans are scrambling for a way to reverse President Barack Obama’s executive actions on gun control.

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court upholds the death penalty for the leader of the country’s opposition Jamaat-e-Islami Party.

German leaders voice anger over New Year's sex assaults in the city of Cologne.

Protesters gathered outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC to denounce the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

The State Department says it is speaking with other US agencies about imposing news sanctions on Iran for a recent ballistic missile test.

North Korea says it has successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test close to the country’s nuclear test site.