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The US will not police the Middle East and it was time for Russia, Iran and the Assad regime in Syria to play a greater role in fighting
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, a retired Marine Corps general who was known as a stabilising force in President Donald Trump's Cabinet, will leave his job at the
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US President Donald Trump defended his decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, saying his that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as
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At least eight people have been killed in protests that have swept across Sudan on Thursday over the rising costs of bread and fuel, officials said. According to
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KHARTOUM: At least six people were killed in eastern Sudan as thousands took to the streets across the country on Thursday protesting against soaring prices, with some calling for
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made a pre-Christmas visit to hundreds of troops in Iraq, telling them he wanted to say thank you from “one Australian to
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DUBAI: The battleground of Hodeidah was calm on Thursday after a minor exchange of fire between the warring parties overnight, a pro-government official said. Military officials and residents
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At least two people have been killed in protests that have swept across Sudan on Thursday over the rising costs of bread and fuel. According to Mubarak al-Nur,
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Young West African footballers are leaving their homes and loved ones behind and heading to Thailand. Arriving with little more than the clothes on their back, they share
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US President Donald Trump "will not sign" a temporary spending bill to keep the government open, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said on Thursday. Ryan cited Trump's
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ROME: Before their lives ended in an underwater deathtrap, before they lined up 100 to a row on a Libyan beach to board a boat with no anchor,
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COPENHAGEN: Moroccan authorities have arrested three more suspects in the killings of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, as the Danish intelligence agency said it “may be
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KHARTOUM: A university student was killed in protests in the Sudanese city of Al-Qadarif on Thursday, a member of parliament said."The situation in Al-Qadarif has become dangerous and the
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed US President Donald Trump's decision to send troops home from Syria after declaring victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the
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One month after an isolated tribe killed an American missionary as he attempted to make contact, Indian police have not tried to retrieve the body of John Allen
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The United States decision to withdraw from Syria will allow the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) to regroup at a critical
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ISTANBUL: Turkey said Kurdish militants east of the Euphrates in Syria “will be buried in their ditches when the time comes,” after President Donald Trump began what will
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KASHAN: As the Trump administration works to unravel Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with word powers, the producers of the country’s famed Persian carpets fear they will lose vital
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DUBAI: The battleground of Hodeidah was calm on Thursday after a minor exchange of fire between the warring parties overnight, a pro-government official said. Military officials and residents
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While the Amazonian basin is most often touted for its biodiversity, there are also hundreds of indigenous tribes that live in the rainforest. Many of these tribes are
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The sudden announcement of the withdrawal of US troops in Syria has left the door open for Turkey to target the US-backed Kurdish fighters it regards as terrorists.
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Danish intelligence services said they have authenticated a video showing the murder of one of two Scandinavian women in Morocco. "The PET (intelligence service) confirms that a video
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WASHINGTON: The withdrawal of US troops in Syria will have an impact on the battlefield and well beyond, with wide-ranging geopolitical ramifications.Here is a look at some of
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WASHINGTON: The withdrawal of US troops in Syria will have an impact on the battlefield and well beyond, with wide-ranging geopolitical ramifications.Here is a look at some of
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WASHINGTON: The withdrawal of US troops in Syria will have an impact on the battlefield and well beyond, with wide-ranging geopolitical ramifications.Here is a look at some of
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Amid violent protests and military action, Togo is going ahead with its parliamentary elections with voting scheduled on Thursday. The protesters want President Faure Gnassingbe to resign. Citing
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Blue-collar migrant workers continue adding to the labour force of the oil-rich Gulf, skewing long-standing efforts by its leaders to increase the percentage of its own citizens in
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