Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council has approved a resolution welcoming stepped up efforts to try to restart negotiations to end the 42-year conflict over the mineral-rich Western
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ISTANBUL, IRBIL: Turkey’s military carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing 23 militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), it said on Twitter. The airstrikes
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RAMALLAH: An Omani minister met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday and delivered a letter about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise visit to the Gulf sultanate last
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FIFA, football's governing body, is considering expanding the Qatar 2022 World Cup from 32 teams to 48, with the possibility of Doha sharing the tournament with other countries in
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed for calm, after far-right protesters blocked roads in several major cities following the Supreme Court's acquittal of a Christian
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The suspect in a mass shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburgh that killed 11 worshipers has been charged on a total of 44 counts, up from 29 counts
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World
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)The body of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was dismembered after he was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, the chief prosecutor's
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World
(CNN)Has the Trump administration had a sudden attack of humanitarianism? Perhaps it was struck by warnings of nationwide famine in Yemen? Or did it move to call for
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London (CNN)Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of Jamal Khashoggi, has called upon US President Donald Trump to "help reveal the truth" about the Saudi journalist's killing."I am deeply grateful
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ANKARA: Turkish attacks in Kurdish-controlled territory in northern Syria have led to a temporary halt in an offensive by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against Daesh in eastern
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DUBAI: The UAE State Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimi inspected on Tuesday the container station of Aden port. The UAE official was briefed by Mohammad
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DUBAI: The UAE State Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimi inspected on Tuesday the container station of Aden port. The UAE official was briefed by Mohammad
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Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and then his body was dismembered, the office of city's chief prosecutor said on
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Pro-government papers in Turkey are raising more questions about the investigation into Saudi journalist Jamal Kashoggi's murder in the Saudi consulate, especially why Saudi Arabia's top diplomats in
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The Taliban have appointed five former commanders who spent more than a decade as prisoners in Guantanamo Bay as members of its political office in Qatar, where tentative
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World
(CNN)Ranked second in value behind Manchester United with a worth of over $4 billion, Real Madrid says its stadium renovation plan will help make it the "best club
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Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan's Supreme Court has acquitted a Christian woman convicted for blasphemy, prompting protests by far-right groups that have been demanding her execution for years. Aasia
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The United States has just gone through its most contentious Supreme Court nomination in decades. The US watched as Brett Kavanaugh ascended to the highest court in the
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The United States' women's team claimed the world title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Qatar on Tuesday, beating Russia and China by huge margins. Simone Biles
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World
(CNN)Kevin Love didn't need to open up about the panic attack that made him run off the court during a game last season. The Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star was,
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London (CNN Business)Top universities often tout their MBAs as a path to high-paying jobs and a powerful network. But a growing number of students are more interested in
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US State Department urges all parties to end hostilities in Yemen, focus on peace on efforts DUBAI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has called for a cessation
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MAARET AL-NUMAN, Syria: Nearly eight years after he joined his very first protest against Syria’s regime, Bahr Nahhas still demonstrates every week with unwaning energy, even if the
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MAARET AL-NUMAN, Syria: Nearly eight years after he joined his very first protest against Syria’s regime, Bahr Nahhas still demonstrates every week with unwaning energy, even if the
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One person has been killed and three others injured after an explosive device went off inside a building housing the country's security service in Arkhangelsk in northern Russia.
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Saudi Arabia has amassed one of the largest and best-funded lobbying operations in the United States. The kingdom has spent millions of dollars to buy influence in Washington.
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United Nations (UN) chief Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he wishes to appoint Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen as the next special envoy to war-torn Syria. "I
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