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Killing of Palestinian triggers protests in Issawiya
JERUSALEM: Palestinians in Issawiya, East Jerusalem have continued protests for the third day running after Israeli soldiers killed 20-year-old Mohammad Obeid on Thursday. Witnesses said that the soldiers killed Obeid even though their lives were
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Erdogan: US will not impose sanctions over Russian missile deal
JERUSALEM: Palestinians in Issawiya, East Jerusalem have continued protests for the third day running after Israeli soldiers killed 20-year-old Mohammad Obeid on Thursday. Witnesses said that the soldiers killed Obeid even though their lives were
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Is the G20 a platform for cooperation or division?
The world's seven biggest economies, the G7, mushroomed into the G20 in 1999 following the Asian financial crisis. The G20 summit is the world's largest annual gathering of world leaders, second only to the
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US joins calls for Myanmar to end internet shutdown
Myanmar is facing increasing pressure to immediately end a mobile internet blackout in parts of two its states, with the United States becoming the latest to call for the lifting of the data restrictions.
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Iraq condemns attack on Bahraini Embassy in Baghdad
BAGHDAD: Iraq on Friday condemned an “attack” by protesters on the Bahraini Embassy that prompted Manama to recall its ambassador from Baghdad. Upset by Manama’s hosting of a US-led Middle East peace conference, at
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Libya’s Haftar orders forces to attack Turkish ships and interests
BAGHDAD: Iraq on Friday condemned an “attack” by protesters on the Bahraini Embassy that prompted Manama to recall its ambassador from Baghdad. Upset by Manama’s hosting of a US-led Middle East peace conference, at
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G20 summit 2019: All the latest updates
The annual summit of the Group of 20 nations has entered its second and final day in Osaka, Japan. At the top of the agenda is the ongoing trade war between China and the
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Why Pakistan’s economy is sinking
The Pakistani government unveiled its first annual budget for the fiscal year 2019-2020 on June 11 and was only able to pass it on June 28. The considerable delay was due to strong resistance
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US says Syria is stalling peace, urges new way to elections
EAST JERUSALEM: Palestinian officials breathed a sigh of relief as the controversial Manama economic workshop — which they considered a failure — ended on Thursday, but warned against complacency in its aftermath. “The Bahrain
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Palestinian leaders call for anti-Manama unity to continue
EAST JERUSALEM: Palestinian officials breathed a sigh of relief as the controversial Manama economic workshop — which they considered a failure — ended on Thursday, but warned against complacency in its aftermath. “The Bahrain


