Middle East Archive
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There are times when one tragedy tells us how a whole system works behind its democratic facade and helps us understand how much of the world is run
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The United Kingdom has said it would ban Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, adding the group, including its political wing, to its list of banned "terrorist" organisations. "Hezbollah is
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman joined leaders from Europe and the Middle East in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday night for the
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A controversial cartoon of American tennis star Serena Williams widely condemned as "racist" and "sexist" did not breach media standards, an Australian press watchdog has ruled. The artwork,
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is facing growing international pressure after his troops repelled foreign aid convoys at the country's borders, with the United States threatening new sanctions and
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A Bangladeshi man who was shot dead after he tried to hijack a plane had been carrying a toy gun and did not have any explosives on him,
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman joined leaders from Europe and the Middle East in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday night for the
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman joined leaders from Europe and the Middle East in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday night for the
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman joined leaders from Europe and the Middle East in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday night for the
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Green Book, the tale of a celebrated black pianist who befriends his white driver as they tour the segregated American South in the 1960s, has overcome controversy to
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Violent clashes have taken place between Venezuelans and Venezuelan authorities on the border with Brazil. The unrest came soon after trucks carrying basic aid supplies crossed the border
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Hanoi, Vietnam - As Vietnam's capital gears up to host the second US-North Korea summit, it's not just the beefed-up security, sold-out hotels and fluttering flags across Hanoi that
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman joined leaders from Europe and the Middle East in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on Sunday night for the
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AMMAN, Jordan: A senior Muslim cleric in the Old City of Jerusalem was detained for seven hours by Israeli police on Sunday amid rising tension at Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has said he would delay a planned tariff increase on $200bn worth of Chinese imported goods after "substantial progress" made in
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It's dynamic, open to the outside world and becoming richer fast - while being run by a single-party communist government. Vietnam's economy is being held up by the
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The Revolutionary Guards on Sunday accused "enemies" of Iran of trying to sabotage the country's missiles so that they would "explode midair" but said the bid was foiled.
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DAMASCUS, Syria: More than 20 civilians were killed Sunday in central Syria when a landmine left behind by jihadists exploded under a van, the state news agency SANA
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OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed Syrian forces warned on Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from Daesh’s imploding reign, urging governments to take
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CAIRO: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for criticizing trials that led to the execution of nine people
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Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir - At least five people have been killed in Indian-administered Kashmir as a gunfight erupted between two Indian soldiers and three rebels in volatile Kulgam
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Dakar, Senegal - Polls have closed in Senegal and ballots are being counted after millions took part in the West African country's presidential election. Long queues formed early
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A look at the films competing for the coveted Oscar in Hollywood
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OMAR OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed Syrian forces warned on Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from Daesh’s imploding reign, urging governments to take
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ALGIERS: Algerian police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare political protests against plans for rarely seen President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
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CAIRO: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday condemned the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for criticizing trials that led to the execution of nine people
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Qatar is pushing to become a global power in thoroughbred racing. The country's premier international race, the Emir's Sword Festival, took place on Saturday in Doha. The event
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