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Qatari envoy says Gaza airport was proposed, Israel unresponsive
A Qatari envoy overseeing the Gulf state's humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip said on Monday that he had proposed building an airport in the blockaded Palestinian enclave but had received no response from
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UAE to host GCC summit in 2019
QASR AL-YAHUD, Palestinian Territories: Efforts to clear thousands of land mines and other ordnance around the site where many believe Jesus was baptized have reached a milestone and officials allowed a rare glimpse Sunday of
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Abu Dhabi opens world’s first digital courtroom
QASR AL-YAHUD, Palestinian Territories: Efforts to clear thousands of land mines and other ordnance around the site where many believe Jesus was baptized have reached a milestone and officials allowed a rare glimpse Sunday of
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Macron addresses the nation; announces rise in minimum wage
French President Emmanuel Macron announced a range of conciliatory measures aimed at appeasing "yellow vest" protesters, including increasing the minimum wage and cancelling a planned social security tax hike for pensioners earning less than 2,000
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What are the human rights issues facing the world today?
December 10 marked the 70th anniversary of the United Nation's universal declaration of human rights. The document outlined 30 fundamental rights that should form the basis of democratic societies. The UN says it is as
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French president addresses the nation on ‘yellow vest’ crisis
President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation on the "yellow vest" crisis and met trade unionists and business leaders on Monday in search of a way to end the protests that have rocked France. It was
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US top court rebuffs state bids to cut Planned Parenthood funds
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public funding to women's healthcare and abortion provider Planned Parenthood through the Medicaid programme, with President Donald Trump's
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Twitter CEO slammed for promoting Myanmar, ignoring Rohingya
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been criticised for encouraging his 4.12 million followers to visit Myanmar, without mentioning the widespread allegations of ethnic cleansing of the country's majority-Muslim Rohingya ethnic group. In a lengthy
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UN envoy to Yemen says agreement on de-escalation in Taiz and Hodeidah ‘not there yet’
UN envoy to Yemen says agreement on de-escalation in Taiz and Hodeidah ‘not there yet’ LONDON: United Nations Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, said on Monday that agreement on the de-escalation in Taiz and
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Lebanon says it foiled plots to stage attacks in May
GENEVA: Iran has the ability to build ballistic missiles with a broader range, a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday, according to the semi-official Fars News agency.Iran’s missiles currently cover


