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BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of Syrians in areas recaptured by regime troops this year remain starved of humanitarian aid, with the relief agencies helping them for years now
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JERUSALEM: Aqal passes to Aqal, who finds Aqal in space out wide. He squares to Aqal, who smashes home a strike, sending the crowd of yet more family
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The United States asked judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to throw out a claim by Iran to recover $1.75bn in national bank assets seized by
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US President Donald Trump expressed concern about the fate of prominent Saudi journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last
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Washington, DC - With the vicious Senate battle over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh concluded by a 50-48 vote, focus now turns to the upcoming midterm elections.
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BEIRUT: Extremist factions including Syria's former Al-Qaeda branch have withdrawn heavy weapons from parts of a planned buffer zone in Idlib province, a monitor said on Monday, two
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Adel Abdul Mahdi, Iraq's new prime minister, has embarked on the difficult task of negotiating a new government. After months of post-election deliberations and delays due to intra-Kurdish
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China has ramped up its rhetoric against the United States, demanding Washington stop its "misguided actions" as tensions over trade prevail between the two nations. US Secretary of
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An Egyptian former military officer accused of being behind a string of high-profile attacks in Egypt has been apprehended by Libya's eastern forces, a Libyan military spokesperson said. Hesham
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JERUSALEM: One of the US officials tasked with drafting a blueprint for Israel-Palestinian peace says it will strongly reflect Washington’s commitment to Israel’s security but will also address
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BENGHAZI: Libyan forces said they captured a prominent militant on Monday who is wanted in neighboring Egypt.In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the self-styled Libyan National
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BENGHAZI: Egypt’s most-wanted extremist was captured on Monday in Libya. Hisham Al-Ashmawy, a former Egyptian special-forces officer turned Al-Qaeda militant, was detained by the East Libyan forces of Gen.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - After weeks of campaigning and sparring for support amid spiralling polarisation throughout the country, Brazil's presidential race has been reduced from a field of
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The former chief of Cambridge Analytica - a controversial elections consultancy - has used a highly offensive racial slur to describe the prime minister of Barbados, according to
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Cameroon's opposition candidate has claimed victory in Sunday's presidential polls despite a government warning not to announce unofficial results. "I was charged with taking a penalty, I took
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ANKARA: Syrian rebels have completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontline of the last opposition-held province of Idlib, Turkish state media reported Monday. Citing their correspondent
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BEIRUT: Tens of thousands of Syrians in areas recaptured by government troops this year remain starved of humanitarian aid, with the relief agencies helping them for years now
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BENGHAZI: Libyan forces said they captured a prominent militant on Monday who is wanted in neighboring Egypt.In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the self-styled Libyan National
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After months of speculation, Pakistan's new government has decided to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance as it faces an economic crisis marked by a
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The results of Sunday's general election in Bosnia and Herzegovina are threatening to cause further instability in the Balkans, which was wrecked by war in the 1990s. Serb
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Saudi Arabian officials must prove that journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since last week, had left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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THE HAGUE: The United States accused Tehran Monday of having “unclean hands” as it fought an Iranian court bid to unfreeze billions of dollars earmarked by Washington for
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THE HAGUE: The United States accused Tehran Monday of having “unclean hands” as it fought an Iranian court bid to unfreeze billions of dollars earmarked by Washington for
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ISTANBUL: Syrian rebel groups will complete the withdrawal of heavy weaponry from a demilitariZed zone agreed by Turkey and Russia in northwest Syria’s Idlib on Monday, the state-owned
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New York, United States - S'bu Zikode, the leader of a shack dwellers' movement in Durban, South Africa, said he received a tip-off from police in July that
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The search for earthquake and tsunami victims in Indonesia is to officially end on Thursday. It has been more than 10 days since the disaster and there may
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Turkey has formally requested access to search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul as part of what Turkish officials say is a murder investigation into the case of missing
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