Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
AMMAN: The Palestine mission to the US continues to operate normally, despite threats by US National Security Adviser John Bolton to close it. American officials say that the
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AMMAN: The Palestine mission to the US continues to operate normally, despite threats by US National Security Adviser John Bolton to close it. American officials say that the
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Over 100 died in boat wreck off Libya Sept. 1-2 — MSF TRIPOLI: More than 100 migrants died in early September when their crowded rubber boats were wrecked
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Greenland's government has struck a deal with Denmark over funding for upgrades to three airports on the Arctic island, a project of strategic interest to a number of international players
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Middle East
One child living in a warzone may die of hunger every minute. That's the startling assessment from the UK-based charity Save The Children. The group released a report
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Middle East
US President Donald Trump received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Monday asking for a second meeting and the White House is preparing to schedule
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World
(CNN)Airstrikes were reported Saturday in the Syrian province of Idlib, the last remaining rebel stronghold in the war-torn country, according to volunteer rescue group the White Helmets and
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World
(CNN)More than 100 US troops began an unexpected exercise in southern Syria on Friday in direct response to a series of Russian military threats, according to a US
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World
Washington (CNN)Russia has warned the US military twice in the last week that its forces, along with Syrian regime units, are prepared to attack in an area where
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Middle East
Lebanon's Saad Hariri arrives for trial of Hezbollah agents accused of killing father THE HAGUE: Saad Hariri, Lebanon's premier-designate, arrived in the Netherlands on Monday to attend the
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Lebanon's Saad Hariri arrives for trial of Hezbollah agents accused of killing father THE HAGUE: Saad Hariri, Lebanon's premier-designate, arrived in the Netherlands on Monday to attend the
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Middle East
JEDDAH: The Supreme Military Committee of Chiefs of Staff in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states started its 15th meeting on Monday with the participation of all
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Middle East
Washington, DC - The Trump administration's decision to shut down the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) office in Washington, DC is "denying the Palestinians as people" and further jeopardising
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President John Magufuli has advised Tanzanian couples to stop using contraceptive methods, saying that the country needs more people, according to local media reports. "Those going for family
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Middle East
Antakya, Turkey - In the days that followed last week's summit in Tehran between Russia, Iran and Turkey on the fate of Syria's Idlib province, the last rebel
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World
US drone companies historically have had trouble taking off. But two American startups think they may have created the innovations that will give them foothold to compete with
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World
(CNN)As he had done dozens of times before, Anas al-Diab rushed to film the aftermath of an airstrike in Syria's Idlib province. The 22-year-old citizen journalist and rescuer
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World
Daniel Zhang has a tough act to follow. The Alibaba CEO will inherit the role of chairman next year from Jack Ma, the flamboyant Chinese entrepreneur who built
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Middle East
BASRA: Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi sought to ease tensions in southern Iraq on Monday with a visit to Basra, rocked by deadly protests over alleged corruption and government
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Middle East
Bahrain’s King Hamad has set a November 24 date for Bahrain’s parliamentary elections, after issuing a Royal Order No. 36 of 2018 concerning the date of election and
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Middle East
TRIPOLI: Suspected Daesh suicide bombers stormed the headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Company on Monday and killed at least two people, officials said. An oil company official, who
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Middle East
More than 100 people, including 20 children, died in early September when their rubber boats were wrecked off the coast of Libya, according to the aid agency Medecins
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Middle East
The United States announced the closure of the Palestinian mission in Washington, DC, in what Palestinian leaders described as "a declaration of war" on peace efforts by the administration
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Middle East
Below is John Bolton's speech on Monday to the Federalist Society in Washington, DC: I am here to make a major announcement on US policy toward the International
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World
(CNN)Make Pluto great again?That seems to be the aim of a new study that urges Pluto be returned to its former planetary glory. The research, published in the
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Middle East
KAFR BATNA: The shrill bell sends hundreds of students rushing toward their classrooms in a town near Damascus, which only months ago was the scene of fierce fighting
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CAIRO: Egyptian security forces have killed 11 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula as they press a campaign against Islamist militants in the area, a security source said
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