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Athens, Greece - Voters punished the ruling Syriza party for broken promises in Sunday's European Parliament election. The conservative New Democracy party's nine-point lead over Syriza was so devastating,
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Malawian President Peter Mutharika has been narrowly re-elected for a second five-year term following a hotly-contested vote, according to the country's electoral commission. Mutharika beat out opposition leader
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ALGIERS: An Algerian prosecutor investigating graft allegations has referred two former prime ministers and five former ministers to the supreme court, Ennahar TV reported on Sunday citing a statement
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ALGIERS: An Algerian prosecutor investigating graft allegations has referred two former prime ministers and five former ministers to the supreme court, Ennahar TV reported on Sunday citing a statement
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Zimbabwe's main opposition party has elected Nelson Chamisa as its leader. It is the first Congress held by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party since its founder,
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Brussels, Belgium - As voting draws near a close across the European Union, the first exit polls suggest this year's European Parliament elections have seen a higher turnout
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdulmahdi met with the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who arrived in Baghdad on Saturday. Abdulmahdi and Zarif have agreed on the importance
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BAGHDAD: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif landed in Baghdad on Saturday for talks with his Iraqi counterpart, an Arab News reporter confirmed. During his his two-day visit, Zarif
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A Maltese armed forces patrol boat picked up 216 migrants and refugees from two dinghies in the Mediterranean Sea and was bringing them to Malta on Saturday, a
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Lebanese security officials on Saturday denied allegations by human rights groups that they have forced Syrian refugees to sign documents saying they agreed to return to their home
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US bolsters Middle East force with 1,500 troops as Pentagon blames Iran for tanker attacks WASHINGTON: The US will strengthen its force in the Middle East with 1,500 extra
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BEIRUT: The heavily indebted Lebanese government approved a draft budget to cut its large deficit on Friday, aiming to ward off a financial crisis which top leaders have
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US President Donald Trump, saying there is a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, is clearing the sale of billions of dollars worth of weapons to Saudi
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French President Emmanuel Macron has called a package blast on a pedestrian street in the heart of France's city of Lyon an "attack" after the device wounded more
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GENEVA: The standoff between Iran and the United States is a “clash of wills,” a senior commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, suggesting any enemy
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BEIRUT: Bombings by Syrian government forces damaged two schools and a health facility in the rebels’ last stronghold in the northwest, activists said Thursday, after insurgents successfully hit
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Saudi Arabia has jailed many activists and dissidents since Mohammed bin Salman became crown prince two years ago. Now media reports suggest three religious scholars may be sentenced
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Air raids by Syrian warplanes in the country's restive northwest killed at least eight civilians, including two children, as troops and rebels battled for a town that has changed
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UAE and Arab countries ‘working to ensure freedom of navigation’ in region’s waters DUBAI: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed said Wednesday the UAE is working with
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PARIS: New allegations the Syrian government is using chemical weapons must be looked into, the French foreign ministry said on Wednesday.The US State Department on Tuesday said it
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FIFA scrapped plans to expand the 2022 Qatar World Cup to 48 nations, deciding on Wednesday to stick with 32 countries because of the political and logistical complexities
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US President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization on Wednesday lost their bid to block Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp from
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DUBAI: Bahrain said Tuesday a peace conference it is co-hosting next month with the US is aimed at helping the Palestinians, who have criticized the kingdom for failing
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DUBAI: Bahrain said Tuesday a peace conference it is co-hosting next month with the US is aimed at helping the Palestinians, who have criticized the kingdom for failing
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Elections for the European Parliament get under way on Thursday. Immigration and the economy are dominating the political agenda, and the rise of the far right is dominating
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Prague, Czech Republic - Fifty-thousands people filled Wenceslas Square on Tuesday to protest what they say is an attack on judicial independence that threatens to send the country down a similar
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BEIRUT: Security forces opened water cannons on Lebanese anti-austerity protesters in the country’s capital on Monday, as the government continued to hold marathon meetings to discuss severe budget
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