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Pope: Don’t send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps
Diplomatic row heats up in Turkey over envoys’ joint declaration Ankara’s foreign policy being driven by domestic political considerations, analyst tells Arab News Updated 23 sec ago MENEKSE TOKYAY October 24, 2021 23:31 ANKARA: The
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Optimism in Gaza amid indications of reconstruction acceleration
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has sent a law amending legislative election rules back to parliament for reconsideration, the presidency said in a statement. Aoun did not sign the law, to which parliament introduced
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Foreign aid lost in Syria exchange rate distortions
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s growing health tech sector will soon get a new smartphone application dedicated to monitoring women’s well-being. The IMC women’s health app, due to launch on Nov. 1, will — according to
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Ancient and modern fuse together at the Indian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI: Stepping into India’s pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is like being instantly transported from the skyscraper-dominated skyline of the Middle East’s commercial capital to the hustle and bustle of South Asia. The pavilion,
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Yemen counters Houthi attacks in Shabwa province
BEIRUT: Amos Hochstein, the US envoy appointed by the Biden administration this month to mediate Lebanon’s maritime border dispute with Israel, held talks on Wednesday with Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri
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European court raps Turkey over presidential ‘insults’ law
DUBAI: Artificial intelligence and machine-learning technologies are expected to completely transform the way people live, work and do business. But one area where exciting developments are already becoming a reality is in health.Osh Agabi,
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Turkey plans military action against Syrian Kurdish YPG if diplomacy fails
Hospitality’s next generation envisions a more ethical and sustainable hotel industry DUBAI: What attracts guests to a hotel? Fine dining, Egyptian cotton sheets and 24-hour room service, certainly. But that model of hospitality may
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Venezuela burns through cash to shore up new bolivar
Venezuela’s central bank has injected around $40m per week into the exchange market after launching a new version of the bolivar with six fewer zeros.Venezuela is moving to prop up its national currency after
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Authorities issue fresh plea for rescue of civilians in Houthi-besieged district
DUBAI: Lebanon was plunged into a total blackout this week after two of its main power plants shut down before the army stepped in to supply fuel from its stocks. It was the latest
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Czech Republic in post-vote limbo after president taken sick
The Czech Republic has been plunged into uncertainty after President Milos Zeman was rushed to hospital a day after his ally, populist billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis, suffered a shock defeat in the country’s


