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Egypt re-opens Port Tawfiq-Jeddah line after 14 years
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria: They were living in holes in the ground, with only dry flatbread to eat at the end. Those injured in an intense military campaign had no access to medical care, and
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah suspends official over Parliament spat
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria: They were living in holes in the ground, with only dry flatbread to eat at the end. Those injured in an intense military campaign had no access to medical care, and
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Anwar Ibrahim on the 1MDB scandal and Malaysia’s future
Anwar Ibrahim entered politics as a student leader in Malaysia in the 1970s and stunned many when he joined the ruling party, teaming up with then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He rose quickly through ranks
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Will Brexit push Cambodia into economic crisis?
Cambodia has been one of the best performing economies in the world over the past two decades. But there are threats on the horizon, including the UK's impending exit from the European Union. The German
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Has the decade-old war on drugs in Asia succeeded?
The war on drugs in Asia has been going on for over a decade now. From death penalties for drug offenders in China to the bloody security crackdown in the Philippines, which has claimed 27,000 lives so far,
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Hebron massacre: Palestinians mark anniversary of settler attack
Twenty-nine people were killed when a far-right Israeli settler opened fire inside a Hebron mosque 1994. Palestinian have been marking the anniversary and protesting against Israel's expulsion of the international observer mission that was
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Saudi crown prince defends China’s right to fight ‘terrorism’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has supported China's right to undertake "anti-terrorism" and "de-extremism" measures, according to Chinese state media, in remarks activists lambasted as a defence of Beijing's crackdown on its
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Daesh is down but not out, say fleeing families
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria: They were living in holes in the ground, with only dry flatbread to eat at the end. Those injured in an intense military campaign had no access to medical care, and
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Syrian Democratic Forces to save more civilians from last Daesh pocket
OMA OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed fighters said on Saturday they are keeping a corridor open to rescue remaining civilians from Daesh’s last speck of territory in Syria, as the UN appealed for urgent assistance. The
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Lebanese demand civil marriage on home soil
OMA OIL FIELD, Syria: US-backed fighters said on Saturday they are keeping a corridor open to rescue remaining civilians from Daesh’s last speck of territory in Syria, as the UN appealed for urgent assistance. The


