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PARIS: French prosecutors have issued international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence and government officials, including security chief Ali Mamlouk, for alleged collusion in war crimes, a
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TEHRAN, Iran: Iran greeted the re-imposition of US sanctions on Monday with air defense drills and an acknowledgement from President Hassan Rouhani the nation faces a “war situation,”
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HINDIYAH, Iraq: Iraqi officials and fishermen are at a loss to explain how hundreds of tons of carp have suddenly died in fish farms in the Euphrates River,
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Delegations have been grilling Saudi Arabia on its human rights record at the UN in Geneva as it faces a torrent of international condemnation over the killing of journalist
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Madagascar is gearing up for what could be the most expensive presidential election in its history. More than three-quarters of the population live in poverty, but politicians are
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A Taliban attack on a checkpoint in the eastern province of Ghazni has killed at least 13 soldiers and policemen, officials said. Afghan reinforcements were dispatched to the
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DAMASCUS, Syria: At a building site in Damascus, trucks and bulldozers zigzag back and forth ferrying sand and stones for a luxury development of residential high-rises and shopping
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DAMASCUS, Syria: At a building site in Damascus, trucks and bulldozers zigzag back and forth ferrying sand and stones for a luxury development of residential high-rises and shopping
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DUBAI: Iran will sell its oil and break sanctions reimposed by the United States on its vital energy and banking sectors, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told economists at
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In February 2017, Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked expressed concern about "decreasing support for Israel in the Democratic party", telling her Jewish American audience that the problem was
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The United States has reimposed oil and financial sanctions against Iran, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its alleged missile and nuclear programmes. The
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Qatar rejects accusations of meddling in Bahrain's political disputes and internal conflicts, Qatar's foreign ministry said on Monday. Three senior members of Bahrain's opposition movement were sentenced to life
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DUBAI: While Iran braces for a new set of sanctions on Monday that will target its oil, shipping, energy and banking sectors, US measures have already taken a
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DUBAI: While Iran braces for a new set of sanctions on Monday that will target its oil, shipping, energy and banking sectors, US measures have already taken a
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DUBAI: While Iran braces for a new set of sanctions on Monday that will target its oil, shipping, energy and banking sectors, US measures have already taken a
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The United States has reimposed oil and financial sanctions against Iran, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its alleged missile and nuclear programmes. The
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Britain on Monday announced it was urging UN Security Council to act over the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, saying there now "appears to be a window" for a
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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday promised to lower import tariffs and continue to broaden market access at the opening of a week-long trade expo seen as an
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CAIRO: Nineteen Daesh militants linked to a deadly terrorist attack on Christian pilgrims have been killed in a shoot-out with Egyptian security forces. The militants were tracked to
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DAMASCUS: UN officials and volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent offered children vaccinations and distributed desperately needed aid on Sunday, the first such assistance since January to
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Singapore - Traditional street food thrives across Asia, as it does around the world, reflecting in unique ways local history, culture, ingredients, and tastes. Street hawkers in Vietnam
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Kateryna Handziuk, a 33-year-old Ukrainian anti-corruption activist and political adviser, died on Sunday after suffering critical injuries from an acid attack in July. Handziuk, who was an adviser
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Warning: This report contains some disturbing images. The UN Children's Fund is calling on the Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels in Yemen to allow aid deliveries to reach
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RAMALLAH: Israeli forces raided the offices of the Palestinian governor of Jerusalem on Sunday, authorities said, after reports of an investigation related to a land sale.Israeli authorities confirmed
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BEIRUT: The Daesh group killed 12 US-backed fighters in a surprise attack Sunday from the militants’ holdout in eastern Syria on the Iraqi border, a Britain-based monitor said.Twelve
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BEIRUT: US forces on Sunday patrolled an area in northeastern Syria bordering Turkey after renewed tensions between Ankara and Syrian Kurds, a spokesman and an AFP reporter said.Three
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Tehran, Iran - Sporting a blonde wig, red tie and an ill-fitting blue suit, a slightly overweight man took to the stage and began working the small crowd as
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