Monthly Archive:: June 2015
Middle East
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced a new initiative in Yemen to address the humanitarian situation in the country, including an additional $500
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Libyan authorities have used rubber bullets and tear gas to forcibly disembark more than 90 refugees and migrants who had refused to leave a cargo ship docked in the
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China and the Philippines have signed 29 trade and investment related deals, including plans for oil and gas development in the disputed South China Sea. But the deals
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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States intends to remain a "steadfast partner" of Saudi Arabia even though "it could very well be" that Saudi
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World
(CNN)She is already a superstar, but the electric Enable can reach new heights after being targeted at an historic third Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe next year.The John
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London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May's efforts to pass a Brexit deal have suffered a further setback after Spain threatened to veto her draft divorce agreement over the
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Yes, you read that correctly -- subterranean. While the idea of a semi-underwater hotel isn't novel -- the recent underwater suite at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island being
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Middle East
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it would stand by Nissan and Renault boss Carlos Ghosn, who is of Lebanese descent and holds Lebanese citizenship, a day
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Erdogan rejects European court’s ‘non-binding’ decision over pro-Kurdish leader ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected a decision by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights
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Erdogan rejects European court’s ‘non-binding’ decision over pro-Kurdish leader ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected a decision by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights
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Dozens of people have been killed in a powerful suicide bomb blast that targeted a large gathering of top religious figures in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, according to officials. Wahid
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A lawyer of Selahattin Demirtas, a pro-Kurdish opposition politician in Turkey, has applied for his release, shortly after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that his
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Middle East
A United States Department of State official, who has seen a version of the CIA's assessment on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, has said it is "blindingly
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World
London (CNN Business)The French government is moving to install an interim leader at Renault following the arrest of CEO and Chairman Carlos Ghosn in Japan on Monday. Finance
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(CNN)A storied NBA team, a leading Bundesliga side and a rock band are some of the major sport and entertainment brands that are involved in the rebranding of
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Hong Kong (CNN Business)The downfall of Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is the latest major scandal to send shock waves through corporate Japan, and it raises new questions about
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Middle East
MALAKA, Gaza Strip: Atalla Fayoumi hobbles on crutches across the sunbaked plain near Israel’s perimeter fence in the Gaza Strip, gazing toward plumes of smoke that have begun
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Twenty years ago, the most ambitious construction project in the history of humanity - the International Space Station (ISS) - began with the launch of a Russian Proton
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Beirut, Lebanon - After nearly a decade of turbulent politics and postponed elections, Lebanon held its first general election since 2009 this May. Six months later, parties are still
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that pre-detention of pro-Kurdish opposition politician Selahattin Demirtas was "unjustified", urging his release. In Tuesday's judgment, the top human rights
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World
(CNN)Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said in an interview published Sunday that although President Donald Trump claimed the European leader told him Finns rarely have forest fires because they
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(CNN)The North Korean soldier who was caught on tape making a dramatic escape through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to South Korea late last year has given some startling
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Washington (CNN Politics)The United States and China were preparing to hold high-level trade negotiations in Washington until an escalating war of words between President Donald Trump and his
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Middle East
ANKARA: Turkey announced a curfew in Syria’s northern city of Afrin as part of a wide-ranging operation against a rebel faction, the Al-Sharqiyyah Martyrs Gathering, and its allies
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ANKARA: Turkey announced a curfew in Syria’s northern city of Afrin as part of a wide-ranging operation against a rebel faction, the Al-Sharqiyyah Martyrs Gathering, and its allies
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ANKARA: Turkey announced a curfew in Syria’s northern city of Afrin as part of a wide-ranging operation against a rebel faction, the Al-Sharqiyyah Martyrs Gathering, and its allies
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Middle East
Members of Saudi Arabia's ruling family are agitating to prevent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) from becoming king after the international uproar over the killing of Saudi journalist
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