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Syrians in government-controlled areas have cast their ballots in the first local elections since 2011, when the first protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule were violently oppressed. Polling
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Nothing in US National Security Adviser John Bolton's furious attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week can be of much surprise to anyone. Not that
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Yemen's Houthi rebels say they have signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations to airlift critically ill patients abroad for treatment. The Houthi-run Saba news agency
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Israel has fired missiles at Damascus International Airport, Syrian state media has reported. An unnamed military source told Sana news agency on Saturday evening that the Syrian army
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JEDDAH: A lawyer representing victims of fighting in the Libyan town of Tawergha is urging the international community to stop Qatar from supporting armed militias behind the violence.
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Iraqis could finally be getting a working parliament. On Saturday, MPs elected a new speaker, ending months of political deadlock following May's election. But concern is growing that
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The US space agency NASA launched an advanced space laser into orbit on Saturday. It will be used to measure how much ice remains on the Earth as
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Iran's top prosecutor has ordered the closure of a reformist newspaper on charges of "insulting" Shia Islam, according to media reports. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri ordered the shutting down of
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JEDDAH: A lawyer representing victims of fighting in the Libyan town of Tawergha is urging the international community to stop Qatar from supporting armed militias behind the violence.
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JEDDAH: A lawyer representing victims of fighting in the Libyan town of Tawergha is urging the international community to stop Qatar from supporting armed militias behind the violence.
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JERICHO: The US will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is instead trying to unilaterally change the terms of reference for any
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It's an admission of guilt that has been shrouded in secrecy and denial for around 60 years. But this week, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged for the first
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Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who is in intensive care after being stabbed at a rally last week, is leading the race in the country's most polarised
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The Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was released from prison on Saturday following a surprise presidential pardon. Ingabire, who leads the FDU-Inkingi opposition party, was serving a 15-year
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JERICHO: The US will not present its long-awaited plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace any time soon and is instead trying to unilaterally change the terms of reference for any
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GAZA CITY: There are conflicting reports surrounding the death of a boy at a Gaza border rally that Palestinians initially blamed on Israel.Israel’s military claimed their evidence shows
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CAIRO: Acting on a judge's order, Egyptian police detained the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday along with three others in connection with insider trading charges for
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Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Ethiopia's capital to welcome leaders of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), the latest members of a formerly-banned rebel group to return
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At least 12 people have been killed as Typhoon Mangkhut tore across northern Philippines with destructive winds and heavy rain, before heading towards Hong Kong and southern China.
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Florence continues to dump rain and threaten lives on the east coast of the United States even after it was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm.
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CAIRO: Acting on a judge's order, Egyptian police detained the sons of former president Hosni Mubarak on Saturday along with three others in connection with insider trading charges for
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TUNIS: Tunisia’s ruling party has suspended Prime Minister Youssef Chahed in the latest escalation of a row with the president’s son that has paralyzed key decisions on the
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SULAIMANIYA, Iraq: Iraqi lawmakers have elected a Sunni Arab as speaker of parliament, the first step in forming a new government four months after national elections. Lawmaker Ahmed
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At least eight civilians have been killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso, where armed groups have been gaining ground in recent months, according to local authorities.
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Khan al-Ahmar, occupied West Bank - Tucked away behind a motorway, Khan al-Ahmar is almost invisible. The village, which has been home to Palestinian Bedouins for more than 60 years, doesn't appear
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An Egyptian court has ordered the arrest of two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak over stock market manipulation, according to state media. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak are
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It has been 10 years since the global financial crisis. Many analysts are wondering if another one is brewing and, if so, where will it come from? The
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