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AMMAN: Religious and political figures in Jerusalem urged Jordan’s king to coordinate with the Palestinian president and the UN to obligate Israel to implement resolutions passed by the
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Saudi Arabia has agreed to give Pakistan $3bn for a period of one year as the South Asian country faces an economic crisis marked by a mounting balance
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Brussels has rejected Italy's draft budget for 2019, setting up a standoff with the populist government in Rome. Saying the budget brazenly broke European Union (EU) rules on public
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A package containing what appeared to be an explosive device has been found in a mailbox outside the New York residence of billionaire financier George Soros. An employee
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Pundits on Twitter reacted swiftly and sharply to a photo released by the Saudi government showing Jamal Khashoggi's son with a pained expression as he shook the hand
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Japan's government says it has received information that a man believed to be a Japanese freelance journalist captured three years ago in war-torn Syria has been freed and is now
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised what he called the "naked truth" and 24 hours later delivered his much-anticipated speech to MPs in Ankara. He gave more details about
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CAIRO: Egypt has arrested an economist and his publisher over a book that challenged President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s economic policies, a lawyer said Tuesday, the latest in a wave
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CAIRO: Egypt has arrested an economist and his publisher over a book that challenged President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s economic policies, a lawyer said Tuesday, the latest in a wave
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JERUSALEM: A theory that a lightning strike triggered Palestinian rocket fire from Gaza last week gained traction in Israel on Tuesday and might explain the Israeli military’s limited
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US President Donald Trump has criticised Saudi Arabia's handling of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying authorities staged the "worst cover-up ever". Asked by a reporter in
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Jordan's former counterterrorism chief General Habis al-Hanini has been shot dead outside his home, according to medical and security sources. Al-Hanini was killed around 7pm (16:00 GMT) on Tuesday
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Agua Caliente, Guatemala/Honduras - It was the middle of the night when Kenia Sanchez set out. The border was closed, so sticking to the highway was not an
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Erdogan: KSA took ‘important step’ in revealing Khashoggi’s killing, but more answers needed DUBAI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech to parliament on Tuesday regarding the
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Washington, DC - From the outset of Monday's campaign rally for US Senator Ted Cruz, US President Donald Trump received a warm welcome from thousands of mostly red-clad Republicans
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At least six people have been killed and 30 others wounded in a car bomb blast south of Mosul, police and medical sources said. A vehicle packed with
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John Bolton, the US national security adviser, has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Speaking at a news conference after the talks on Tuesday, Bolton said Washington wanted to
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RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: The Palestinian security forces “systematically” abuse and torture prisoners in what could amount to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.The rival authorities of
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RMELAN, Syria: From northern Syria, Muslim convert Sufyan is imploring his native Germany to take him back, having been captured years after joining the Daesh group’s so-called “caliphate.”His
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BAGHDAD: Drain the swamp: it’s a promise leaders around the world are making in this era of voter cynicism and political upheaval.But Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi may
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed the country's parliament about the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Here is an English translation of the speech. The
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Pucallpa, Peru - Sailing upriver in pitch dark, the Eduardo II reaches a dangerous impasse. The ship's massive propellers thrust in reverse as it nearly runs aground. A
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has briefly attended a high-profile economic forum in Riyadh that was boycotted by global business chiefs and politicians after the killing
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Erdogan: KSA took ‘important step’ in revealing Khashoggi’s killing, but more answers needed DUBAI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a speech to parliament on Tuesday regarding the
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LONDON: Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested 15 militants planning attacks on Shiite Muslims making an annual pilgrimage to Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of Iranians travel to
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MOSUL, Iraq: At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a car bomb blast in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara on Tuesday, police and medical
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Turkey, Istanbul - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned by Saudi officials days in advance. Addressing the
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