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CAIRO: Egypt refuses to accuse police officers suspected by Italy of involvement in the grisly murder of an Italian student because of a lack of evidence, the authorities
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CAIRO: Egypt refuses to accuse police officers suspected by Italy of involvement in the grisly murder of an Italian student because of a lack of evidence, the authorities
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Jordan has been postponed, sources told Al Jazeera. The crown prince was scheduled to arrive in Amman on Monday as
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Colombo, Sri Lanka - A Sri Lankan court has barred former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as prime minister as it hears a petition challenging his refusal to
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose controversial war on drugs has killed thousands since he took power in 2016, has said he used cannabis to stay awake, but later retracted
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MUKALLA, Yemen: In azure waters off Yemen, newly minted coast guards stormed a fishing boat in a mock exercise as part of a war-scarred city’s struggle to resurrect
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Lalibela, Ethiopia - The mediaeval Ethiopian town of Lalibela is one of the country's most famous and serene settings, beloved by tourists and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians alike for
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The emergency measures by Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko have unsettled many people there and raised political tensions. Far-right militias are trying to capitalise on it to gain more
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The US-led coalition fighting ISIL says it carried out air raids in Syria targeting a senior leader involved in the execution of American aid worker Peter Kassig and
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MUKALLA, Yemen: In azure waters off Yemen, newly minted coast guards stormed a fishing boat in a mock exercise as part of a war-scarred city’s struggle to resurrect
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ALGIERS: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Algiers on Sunday for a two-day official visit to Algeria, heading a high-ranking delegation.Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia received the
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ALGIERS: Despite being heavily dependent on its massive oil and gas reserves, Algeria’s government seems to be handling rather well the broader economic effects of extremely volatile crude
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Australia's government, under pressure over its harsh migrant detention policy, has received a double blow as the United Nations and a leading doctors' group again criticised its harsh
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A Saudi-UAE coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi movement says 50 wounded rebels will be evacuated for treatment to Oman's Muscat in a plane belonging to the United Nations. The
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A far-right party in Spain has won seats in a regional parliament for the first time since the country's return to democracy following the death of longtime dictator
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ALGIERS: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Algiers on Sunday for a two-day official visit to Algeria, heading a high-ranking delegation.Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia received the
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BEIRUT: Tension is rising in Lebanon following disparaging comments made by former minister Wiam Wahhab about Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his late father, former Premier Rafik Hariri.
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BEIRUT: Tension is rising in Lebanon following disparaging comments made by former minister Wiam Wahhab about Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his late father, former Premier Rafik Hariri.
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Delegates from around the world have kicked off two weeks of United Nations talks in Poland on tackling climate change, three years since the landmark 2015 Paris deal
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Kachin, Myanmar - A Myanmar military unit that has been sanctioned by the US Treasury Department was last year sent to Northern Rakhine State, where more than 700,000
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French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered his prime minister to hold talks with political leaders and demonstrators to end the nationwide protests after rioters turned central Paris into a
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BEIRUT: Tension is rising in Lebanon following disparaging comments made by former minister Wiam Wahhab about Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his late father, former Premier Rafik Hariri.
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Donald Trump wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to know that he likes him and will fulfill his wishes, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in has said, a day after meeting
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The Arc de Triomphe daubed with graffiti. The Champs Elysee cloaked in clouds of tear gas. It's becoming a familiar story in Paris. The famous sights of the
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Argentina's central bank has signed a deal with its Chinese counterpart to expand a currency swap programme by eight billion dollars, the bank said in a statement. The
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Pope lights candle to promote peace in Syria /node/1414491/middle-east Updated 3 min 57 sec ago December 02, 2018 00:00 0 Pope lights candle to promote peace in Syria
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BEIRUT: A pro-Syrian Lebanese politician urged calm on Sunday after one of his aides was killed by gunfire during a police attempt to bring him in for questioning
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