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Tehran, Iran - Despite the rain and snow in the Iranian capital, thousands marched through Tehran's major streets to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. Monday's
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DUBAI: Yemen’s government has said it remains committed to paying back loans to the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) that were due in 2016, and once paid back millions
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ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: The United States is likely just weeks away from starting the withdrawal of ground troops from Syria ordered by President Donald Trump, the
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HASAKEH, Syria: A Canadian extremist detained in Syria told AFP on Sunday he has been “hung out to dry” by the Daesh group like other foreign fighters and
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President Rouhani leads the rain-soaked commemoration in Tehran and vows to continue the country's missile programme.
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It came as a shock to the digital news industry when more than 1,000 workers, many of them reporters, recently lost their jobs at companies like BuzzFeed, HuffPost
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The suspension of Nigeria's most senior judge by President Muhammadu Buhari broke international human rights standards on the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers, a
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JERUSALEM: Nudged by rightwing political rivals after a deadly Palestinian attack on a young Israeli woman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who seeks re-election pledged Sunday to freeze money
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ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: The United States is likely just weeks away from starting the withdrawal of ground troops from Syria ordered by President Donald Trump, the
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Tehran, Iran -- Millions of people across Iran have hit the streets on Monday to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1979 revolution, renewing their allegiance to the country's
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In the midst of Johannesburg are mountains of sandy dirt - tall, geometric, and as much a part of the landscape as the city's glittering skyline. Winds stir
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In Ukraine, incumbents tend to be underdogs in presidential races. Never in the 21st century has an acting Ukrainian president, or his appointee, been a frontrunner in a
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HASAKEH, Syria: A Canadian extremist detained in Syria told AFP on Sunday he has been “hung out to dry” by the Daesh group like other foreign fighters and
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ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT: The United States is likely just weeks away from starting the withdrawal of ground troops from Syria ordered by President Donald Trump, the
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DUBAI: Pope Francis has praised the UAE, describing it as a “modern country looking to the future without forgetting its roots.” Speaking in a video message broadcast Sunday
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Patrick Shanahan, the US acting secretary of defence, has arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit. Shanahan will meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, whose government was not part
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Bipartisan border-security negotiations seeking to avert another government shutdown in the United States have broken down in a dispute over immigration detention policies, according to lawmakers and aides.
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A large wildfire in New Zealand is expected to keep burning for weeks but has moved away from some inhabited areas, according to authorities, raising hopes that residents
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WASHINGTON: The support for a boycott of Israel by the first two Muslim women in the US Congress has opened a breach in the Democratic Party and threatens
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WASHINGTON: The support for a boycott of Israel by the first two Muslim women in the US Congress has opened a breach in the Democratic Party and threatens
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DUBAI: Pope Francis has praised the UAE, describing it as a “modern country looking to the future without forgetting its roots.” Speaking in a video message broadcast Sunday
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The African Union (AU) was created to harness a sense of unity and tackle common problems of the continent. However, it has faced criticism that it does not
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Saudi Arabia does not need a UN or international investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi because its "competent legal system" can handle the matter, said its minister of state
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The United States has presented a draft resolution on Venezuela to the United Nations Security Council, triggering a Russian counterproposal. The US draft resolution calls for international aid
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DUBAI: Inspired in part by Iran’s Islamic Revolution, a young Egyptian army lieutenant emptied his machine gun into President Anwar Sadat in 1981, killing a leader who made
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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched his European elections campaign on Sunday calling on voters to defend "Christian" nations against immigration, which he said led to the "virus
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The Dutch government has announced it will start to recognise the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as official birthplaces for Palestinians who were
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