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DUBAI: Dubai is among the smartest cities in the world, alongside Barcelona, Toronto and San Francisco, said the founder and president of the Future Cities Council. “We studied
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KHOKHA, YEMEN: For Imad and his sister Alia, life will never be the same after their father was killed by a land mine and they had to leave
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The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster has climbed above 1,400, with time running out to rescue survivors five days after the disaster struck. Authorities have appealed
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The United Nations' top court has issued an interim order that requests the United States to lift sanctions linked to humanitarian goods and civil aviation imposed against Iran. "On
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Canada's parliament formally stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship for complicity in the atrocities committed against Myanmar's Rohingya. Aung San Suu Kyi became the
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ANKARA: Turkey will strengthen its observation points in Syria's northwest and work with Russia against radical groups, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking to members of his
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ANKARA: Turkey will strengthen its observation points in Syria's northwest and work with Russia against radical groups, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking to members of his
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BENGHAZI: Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, a key figure in the future of the troubled North African country, still supports plans for national elections in December but says other
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Friends and colleagues of prominent Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi fear he's been taken while visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after not being seen since. Khashoggi, who
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Time was running out on Wednesday for anyone trapped in the debris of a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia, five days after disaster struck. The death toll
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Canada's parliament formally stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of her honourary Canadian citizenship for complicity in the atrocities committed against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims. Suu Kyi became the first
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Four men linked to a white supremacist group were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the far-right rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, authorities said.
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Iraq's lawmakers have elected veteran Kurdish politician Barham Salih as the country's new president, the state television reports. Salih is a former prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government
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A Turkish court has upheld life sentences for prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan, Nazli Ilicak and three others, on charges of aiding the plotters of a failed
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BAGHDAD: The veteran secular Kurdish politician Barham Salih was elected on Tuesday as Iraq’s next president. Salih, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), faced a challenge from Fuad Hussein
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BAGHDAD: The veteran secular Kurdish politician Barham Salih was elected on Tuesday as Iraq’s next president. Salih, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), faced a challenge from Fuad Hussein
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DUBAI: Eight members of an Emirati family were killed and one person was injured in a devastating house fire in the United Arab Emirates early on Tuesday. The
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Four men linked to a white supremacist group were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the far-right rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, authorities said.
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US President Donald Trump engaged in "dubious tax schemes", including cases of fraud in which he and his siblings helped their parents dodge taxes in 1990s, the New
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday for a new round of talks on denuclearisation, the US State Department said.
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ISTANBUL: Turkish police detained 280 suspects in a money-laundering investigation into the transfer of about 2.5 billion lira ($419 million) worth of foreign currency to bank accounts abroad,
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BAGHDAD: Barham Salih, the veteran Kurdish politician, is set to become Iraq's next president. Salih, of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), faced a challenge from Fuad Hussein of the
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Prominent Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi has gone missing after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, the Arab21 news website reported, citing his fiancee. Khashoggi, who
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The mayor of an Italian town known around the world as a model of integration has been put under house arrest for 'aiding illegal migration'. Domenico Lucano, who
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Over the past few months, pundits have obsessed over the unprecedented surge in the number of female candidates in the upcoming congressional elections in the United States, calling
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GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it was helping Yemeni authorities with a second round of vaccination against cholera in three hard-hit districts, as cases surged across
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BEIRUT: Syrian foreign minister said in remarks broadcast Tuesday that the Iranian ballistic missiles attack on militants in eastern Syria the previous day was part of “legitimate” cooperation
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