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Houthi militia violate UN-brokered ceasefire in Hodeidah 29 times in last 24 hours JEDDAH: The Houthi militia have violated the UN-brokered ceasefire in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah 29
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Houthi militia violate UN-brokered ceasefire in Hodeidah 29 times in last 24 hours JEDDAH: The Houthi militia have violated the UN-brokered ceasefire in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah 29
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TRIPOLI: Two years after the Daesh group lost the Libyan city of Sirte — its last stronghold in the country — the extremists continues to launch attacks, including
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For the first time since he became president two years ago, Donald Trump visited American troops in a conflict zone - Iraq. His surprise three-hour stop was at
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Clashes between Sudanese anti-riot police and protesters in demonstrations against a rise in bread prices have killed 19 people, including two security force personnel, according to the government.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed a new foreign minister as part of a major cabinet reshuffle, according to Saudi state media. A royal decree named Ibrahim al-Assaf
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Houthi militia violates UN-brokered ceasefire in Hodeidah 29 times in last 24 hours JEDDAH: The Houthi militia have violated the UN-brokered ceasefire in the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah 29
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DUBAI: The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced the resumption of work at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Damascus, where the
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DUBAI: The UAE reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday to normalise ties and prevent the danger of "regional interference". The Emirates closed the embassy in the early stages of
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Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir - A sweater hanging on a fence in Indian-administered Kashmir's Srinagar caught Ali Mohammad's attention. It was a cold day, the start of Kashmir's harsh
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Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari will be banned from travelling abroad following allegations of money laundering, according to the country's information minister. Fawad Chaudhry told reporters in
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Former Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has beaten his rival and predecessor Marc Ravalomanana in the presidential election beset by allegations of fraud from both sides. Announcing the full provisional
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It's 4am in a tiny village in the province of Reggio Emilia and 38-year-old Kloty Jaswantsing is already working hard on the farm. He feeds the cows. He
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Tens of thousands of Mongolians have taken to the streets to protest against corruption in the top echelons of politics, braving temperatures that dropped below minus 20 degrees Celsius
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The United Arab Emirates is set to reopen its embassy in Damascus - which has been closed for seven years - on Thursday, according to officials. The UAE
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CAIRO: Sudan’s Omar Bashir fended off a march by opponents on his presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, unleashing his security forces in hopes of putting an end
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CAIRO: Sudan’s Omar Bashir fended off a march by opponents on his presidential palace in the capital, Khartoum, unleashing his security forces in hopes of putting an end
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Doing with almost a quarter of what Greece used to spend on its public healthcare, doctors say hospital waiting rooms are turning into scenes of chaos because of
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A Chinese court will try a Canadian citizen on drugs charges on Saturday, a government-run news portal said, in a case that could further test already difficult relations
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Bosnian Serb authorities have released from detention the man who has sparked anti-government protests with his demands for the truth about his son's death. Police arrested Davor Dragicevic
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JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities have advanced plans for nearly 2,200 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said Wednesday, the first such approvals since snap
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JERUSALEM: An Israeli security official on Wednesday confirmed responsibility for overnight airstrikes in Syria, saying the air force had hit a series of targets involved in Iranian arms
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The year 2018 is about to end with seemingly little having been achieved to resolve major crises around the world. Syrians continued to try to flee their country
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Last week marked the 153rd anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1865. Rightly celebrated as a milestone for the black American
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Authorities in Indonesia have rerouted all flights around the erupting Anak Krakatoa volcano, days after it is believed to have triggered a devastating tsunami that killed hundreds of
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AL-ASAD AIR BASE: President Donald Trump used a lightning visit to Iraq — his first with US troops in a conflict zone since being elected — to defend
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KHARTOUM: Sudan’s top Islamist party, a member of President Omar Al-Bashir’s government, called Wednesday for a probe into the killings of protesters in demonstrations that have rocked the
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