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The United Nations envoy for Yemen has held talks with the country's internationally recognised president in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, amid efforts to convince the warring sides to implement a
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Face-to-face trade negotiations between China and the United States will be extended to an unscheduled third day, according to US officials. This week's meetings in Beijing are the
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BAGHDAD: Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been “torturing children” to force them to confess to having links with Daesh, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The rights group
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BAGHDAD: Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been “torturing children” to force them to confess to having links with Daesh, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The rights group
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WASHINGTON: The US State Department said on Tuesday it was aware of reports of the detention of a US citizen held in Iran for more than six months,
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It rained all day on Sunday in Port Blair in South Andaman Island, as the remnants of cyclone Pabuk spread over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Pabuk was
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French officials on Tuesday condemned a fundraising drive that brought in more than 100,000 euros for a former boxer filmed punching police officers during the latest "yellow vest"
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Britain's parliament has dealt Prime Minister Theresa May's government a narrow defeat by passing an amendment designed to put roadblocks in place to make a "no-deal" Brexit more
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AMMAN: The United States is fully committed to the security of Jordan and its partnership with the kingdom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday on the first
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AMMAN: The United States is fully committed to the security of Jordan and its partnership with the kingdom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday on the first
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AMMAN: The United States is fully committed to the security of Jordan and its partnership with the kingdom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday on the first
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The Iranian government is responsible for the killing of two dissident Iranians living in the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday, as the European
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At least 18 people, including a former finance minister, have been charged for fraud involving $2bn in loans to state-owned companies in Mozambique, the attorney general's office (AGO) has
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The United States has imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan media magnate close to President Nicolas Maduro's government for allegedly running a currency exchange network it said siphoned $2.4bn
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JERUSALEM: Israeli forces arrested overnight a Palestinian accused of shooting dead two soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month and involvement in another attack that caused a
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DUBAI: The Houthi militia has bombed storehouses of relief organizations in Hodeidah, which contained food and basic goods to be distributed to the Yemeni people, UAE state news
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ANKARA: Twenty eight suspects were due to go on trial Tuesday over the assassination of the Russian ambassador two year ago, including a US-based Muslim preacher blamed by
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced comments by a senior American official urging protection for Kurdish allies as "seriously mistaken". US National Security Adviser John Bolton held talks in
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On December 27, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) re-opened its embassy in Syria after seven years. A day later, Bahrain followed suit. Most analysts described the reopening of the two
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Egypt will host the 2019 African Cup of Nations finals, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed after a meeting of their executive committee in Dakar. The North
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DUBAI: Through their continued efforts of demining Yemen, King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) was able to remove 167 anti-personal landmines, 4,840 anti-tank landmines, 322
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BEIRUT: US-led coalition warplanes and artillery are pounding a village held by Daesh in the last area under the militants’ control in eastern Syria.Tuesday’s bombardment of the village
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JERUSALEM: Israeli forces arrested overnight a Palestinian accused of shooting dead two soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month and involvement in another attack that caused a
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a visit to the Middle East on Tuesday to talk to regional leaders about ramping up pressure on Iran. The trip comes
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Saudi broadcaster MBC is planning to expand its online streaming services to challenge Netflix's dominance of the market and expand Riyadh's influence in the region, the Financial Times reported.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced comments by a senior US official urging protection for Kurdish allies as "seriously mistaken". US National Security Adviser John Bolton held talks in
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ANKARA: Twenty eight suspects were due to go on trial Tuesday over the assassination of the Russian ambassador two year ago, including a US-based Muslim preacher blamed by
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