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Kidnapped, raped and killed: Chaima Sadou case stirs death penalty debate in Algeria
ALGIERS: Kidnapped, raped and then burned, this is the sad story of the young Chaima Sadou, 19, whose charred body was found on Oct. 2 in an abandoned gas station in Thenia, a town
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Dubai’s ‘Museum of the Future’ nears completion
DUBAI: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has urged local authorities to prepare for a coronavirus second wave as the new academic year starts, national daily Ahram Online reported.El-Sisi called on both the country’s health
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Fishing emerges as a hurdle as Brexit talks enter key phase
Two weeks of talks begin as France resists UK bid to replace fishing quotas that London says unfairly favour EU fleets.The stage is set for a showdown on Brexit at a European Union summit
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Search is on for volunteers at Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI: Coronavirus infections continue to rise in the UAE, with 1,231 new confirmed cases reported overnight by the country’s Ministry of Health and Prevention. The health ministry is continually expanding the scope of testing
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In Pictures: Ethiopia’s Oromo hold thanksgiving festival
Members of Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group gathered in Addis Ababa for a scaled-back version of Irreecha, their annual thanksgiving festival, against a backdrop of unrest and political division. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government said
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President of Azerbaijan tells Armenia to ‘leave our territory, and then, the war will stop’
In an interview with Al Jazeera, President Aliyev went on to say that once the war is over "maybe some time later people of Azerbaijan and Armenia can again live together, in peace."Aliyev, however,
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Turkish official sees Ankara unswayed over EU sanctions on Eastern Mediterranean
SULAIMANIYAH/Iraq: Turkey and Iran are increasingly adopting “game-changing” drones as their weapon of choice against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, prompting fears for the safety of civilians and stoking geopolitical tensions.“Not a day goes
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Two years on, Khashoggi murder unresolved, body still missing
Killers of Saudi journalist in Istanbul consulate are yet to be held to account, says UN rapporteur.Friday marks two years since Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in the Turkish
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The historic hurricane season isn’t over yet
A system moving north toward the Yucatán Peninsula and west of Cuba is likely to become the 24th named storm of the season. The system is not very strong now, but the National Hurricane
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Hundreds of schools in Jordan return to online classes as COVID-19 cases rise
Trump adviser predicts more Arab and Muslim countries will sign deals with Israel As many as seven Arab or Muslim countries are likely to follow the lead set by the UAE and Bahrain by


