Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
JEDDAH: The permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN in New York, Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, said that Saudi Arabia supports all international and regional efforts to end the
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Five meters below the surface of the North Sea, near the southernmost tip of Norway, Europe's first underwater restaurant is nearing completion. The 110-foot long structure, an oblique
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(CNN) — We love to write about food. We love to celebrate the good stuff and lambaste the bad. This is our take on some of the best
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Middle East
DUBAI: The Dubai government has launched a free e-learning education platform to cater for more than 50 million Arabic speaking students across the region and beyond. “Madrasa” was
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ANKARA: A motion to deploy Turkish troops in Lebanon for a further year as part of the UN’s interim force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was ratified by the Turkish
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Middle East
WASHINGTON: The United States downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Thursday, placing it under the authority of the US embassy to Israel.US Secretary of State
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Middle East
In this week's UpFront, we debate Brexit and the prospects of a second referendum with Daniel Hannan, Conservative Member of the European Parliament and Lord Adonis, former Labour
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Parliamentary election in Afghanistan's Kandahar province due to be held on Saturday, will be delayed by a week following the assassination of the powerful provincial police commander, according
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Middle East
The case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has shocked and captivated the world, as information trickles out about his disappearence and possible murder inside the Saudi consulate
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(CNN)As Russians struggle to come to terms with a horrific US-style school shooting in Crimea, which has left at least 20 people dead and dozens injured, Kremlin-controlled media
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Middle East
DAMASCUS, Syria: The UN said it was organizing a joint aid convoy with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to tens of thousands of Syrians stranded in the desert
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DAMASCUS, Syria: The UN said it was organizing a joint aid convoy with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent to tens of thousands of Syrians stranded in the desert
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ANKARA: A motion to deploy Turkish troops in Lebanon for a further year as part of the UN’s interim force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was ratified by the Turkish
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Middle East
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Malaysia's former deputy prime minister, appeared in court in Kuala Lumpur on Friday charged with 45 counts of corruption, the latest senior politician to be
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Middle East
An outspoken former detainee in China's internment camps for Muslims said his application for a visa to visit the United States was rejected - despite an invitation to
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Middle East
Afghan General Abdul Raziq, 45, known for his fierce stance against the Taliban, was killed along with a local intelligence commander Abdul Mohmin when a bodyguard opened fire after
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World
(CNN) — Spring has already sprung -- at least for certain confused cherry trees in Japan. The famed "sakura," or cherry blossoms, have been regarded as a herald
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Ankara (CNN)Saudi intelligence officer and former diplomat Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb played a "pivotal role" in the apparent assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a source familiar with the
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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
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has issued a warning that if Israel goes ahead and destroys a Palestinian Bedouin village in the West Bank that
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ANKARA: A motion to deploy Turkish troops in Lebanon for a further year as part of the UN’s interim force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was ratified by the Turkish
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Middle East
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has issued a warning that if Israel goes ahead and destroys a Palestinian Bedouin village in the West Bank that
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The seven-storey Roa Roa Hotel, with its clean lines and bright blue decor, was one of the few high-rises in the small Indonesian city of Palu, offering a
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Turkey and Saudi Arabia will conduct full, transparent investigations over the alleged murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi
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Esquipulas, Guatemala - US President Donald Trump's threats against a caravan of thousands of Honduran migrants headed to the United States will not deter people from fleeing the
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(CNN)The Trump administration is moving to raise postage rates for foreign companies that ship packages to the United States. Some countries, including China, currently benefit from subsidized postal
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