Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
Hundreds of people in a caravan of migrants and refugees that crossed from Honduras into Guatemala staged a dramatic bid to breach the Mexican border on Friday, as
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Middle East
Al Jazeera's UpFront looks back to a March interview with the man who dared to criticise the Saudi royal leadership. In the debate [full transcript below], UpFront host
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World
The Bartini Beriev VVA-14 (above) is one of the most bizarre airplanes ever made. It could take off vertically and land on the water, and it was designed
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Middle East
GAZA: Israeli soldiers shot and wounded 77 Palestinians during protests near the Gaza Strip border on Friday, the enclave’s Health Ministry said.An Israeli military spokeswoman said about 10,000
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Middle East
DUBAI: With only two years to go until the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai, preparations are under way to deliver what will be the first Expo in the
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Middle East
DUBAI: With only two years to go until the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai, preparations are under way to deliver what will be the first Expo in the
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Middle East
Kabul, Afghanistan - Polls opened in Afghanistan's long-delayed parliamentary election on Saturday amid security threats from the Taliban armed group who vowed to disrupt the "bogus" vote. Voting centres
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Middle East
The Democratic Party is vying to take control of Congress in the upcoming US midterm elections, with several races for House of Representative seats heating up as election day
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Middle East
Below the full statement by Saudi Arabia's state news agency SPA on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecutor stated the following: "Preliminary
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World
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Chinese social media apps have struggled to win over users beyond their home turf. TikTok is changing that. In the space of just two years,
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World
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World
(CNN)President Donald Trump's worldview is black and white. He can divide the world's population into winners and losers.Frequent reminders of his 2016 election victory -- and Hilary Clinton's
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World
Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's economic slowdown is deepening as its trade war with the United States gets worse. The world's second biggest economy grew 6.5% in the third
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Middle East
DUBAI: With only two years to go until the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai, preparations are under way to deliver what will be the first Expo in the
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Middle East
Qatari royal takes to Twitter to condemn 'unbearable' conditions under Sheikh Tamim JEDDAH: A member of the Qatari royal family has taken to Twitter to attack the government
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Air strikes by the US-led coalition fighting Daesh in eastern Syria have killed at least 32 civilians in less than 24 hours, a monitor said Friday.Strikes on
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Middle East
Major General Ahmed Al-Asiri was sacked as Saudi Arabia's deputy intelligence chief on Friday, Saudi state media reported. The announcement came as the kingdom's state media said the
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Middle East
After weeks of denials, Saudi Arabia has for the first time confirmed that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul. The
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Middle East
Saudi Arabia has admitted that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul, according to the kingdom's state media. The official SPA press
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World
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Friday allegations around the disappearance and apparent killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi are “totally inconsistent” with Britain’s values and beliefs, and would
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World
(CNN)Saudi Arabia has confirmed the death of missing Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, claiming he died in a fist fight at the country's consulate in
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World
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)Turkish officials suspected within hours of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance that he had likely been killed and raced to Istanbul airport to intercept a private
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Middle East
CAIRO: In an era of social media even the most personal of messages are conveyed in digital form, or posted on Instagram or Facebook. But in a recent
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Middle East
CAIRO: In an era of social media even the most personal of messages are conveyed in digital form, or posted on Instagram or Facebook. But in a recent
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Middle East
TIRANA, Albania: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says he expects Albania to close all businesses owned by Fethullah Gulen, the US-based Turkish cleric Ankara blames for an attempted
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