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BEIRUT: The Idlib area in northern Syria is now fully ruled by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a militant organization dominated by members of Al-Qaeda’s former affiliate. Some of
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BEIRUT: The Idlib area in northern Syria is now fully ruled by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), a militant organization dominated by members of Al-Qaeda’s former affiliate. Some of
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After a dramatic, hour-long meeting, Florida governor Ron DeSantis and the cabinet granted posthumous pardons to four young black men who were tortured, murdered or wrongly imprisoned for the
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The head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled parliament challenged President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, saying he is ready to assume country's presidency himself until free and fair elections can be held.
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US President Donald Trump said on Friday that for now, he would not declare a national emergency as a way of securing funds for a border wall and
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MANAMA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Bahrain on Friday, the first leg of a tour of Gulf monarchies which Washington says are “critical” to confronting
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DUBAI: A fire that ripped through a factory at an industrial area in southern Dubai is now under control, the government’s official media office said. ”Fire at a
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KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas at protesters in the capital Khartoum and its twin city Omdurman after midday prayers on Friday as organizers urged nationwide demonstrations over
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Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, who barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room earlier this week in a bid to stave off deportation to the kingdom, has
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On Thursday, friends, politicians and human-rights activists gathered to remember Jamal Khashoggi, 100 days after the Saudi journalist was killed. A vigil was organised at the Saudi consulate in
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Mexican authorities said on Friday that five attackers have died in a clash with soldiers in the northern border state of Tamaulipas, bringing the state's death toll in
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GAZA CITY: A Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli forces during protests along the Gaza border Friday, the health ministry in Gaza said.Spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra told AFP
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WASHINGTON: The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News
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WASHINGTON: The United States plans to host a global summit focused on the Middle East, particularly Iran, next month in Poland, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News
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Friends, politicians and human rights activists have remembered Jamal Khashoggi, 100 days after the killing of the Saudi journalist. They organised a vigil at the Saudi Consulate in
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Sudanese security forces have used tear gas to disperse hundreds of people taking part in anti-government protests in the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country. Rights
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The United States plans to jointly host a global summit focused on Iran and the Middle East next month in Poland, the US State Department has said. The
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KHARTOUM: Demonstrators took to the streets after Friday prayers, demanding the resignation of the Sudanese government. Earlier on Friday, a Sudanese group that has spearheaded anti-government demonstrations since
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The US-led military coalition in Syria has begun pulling out troops, a spokesman said on Friday without elaborating on locations or timetables."CJTF-OIR has begun the process of our
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DUBAI: A fire ripped through a factory at an industrial area in southern Dubai, according to reports from two Dubai government agencies. Firefighters were still at the scene
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President Rodrigo Duterte has denounced bishops in the Catholic-majority country as "sons of bitches", renewing his attacks on the church that has criticised him over his bloody war
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Bollywood filmmakers are seeking to cash in on this year's Indian general election with a host of political movies, some of which smack of propaganda according to critics.
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A court in Myanmar has rejected an appeal by two Reuters news agency reporters sentenced to seven years in jail for breaking the country's Official Secrets Act, in a case that
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NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL, Egypt: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday praised Egypt’s religious freedoms as he visited a vast cathedral and a mosque in the country’s
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ANKARA: A day after American officials visited Turkey to discuss and coordinate the US military withdrawal from Syria, Ankara on Wednesday said preparations to eliminate Daesh and other terrorist
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DUBAI: More than four decades ago, the Arabian oryx was extinct in the wild. But today, thanks to efforts spearheaded by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, experts are
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The amount of land being used to grow opium poppies continues to decline in Myanmar, but ongoing conflicts are hampering efforts to stamp out the trade at a
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