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UAE says Gulf Arab bloc still strong despite Qatar row
RIMBO: A top Houthi militia official threatened on Thursday to bar UN planes from using the Yemeni capital's airport, less than two hours before UN-brokered peace talks were due to open in Sweden"If the Yemeni
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Yemen’s warring parties agree to prisoner swap
RIMBO: Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to a prisoner swap that will allow thousands of families to be reunited, United Nations special envoy Martin Griffiths said in Sweden on Thursday. Peace talks between Yemeni
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Erdogan says Turkey will hold Kanal Istanbul tender next year
RIMBO: A top Houthi militia official threatened on Thursday to bar UN planes from using the Yemeni capital's airport, less than two hours before UN-brokered peace talks were due to open in Sweden"If the Yemeni
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China to ‘immediately’ implement measures of trade truce with US
China has announced it will "immediately" implement measures agreed under a trade war truce with the United States. The commerce ministry's remarks on Thursday came days after US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader
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Price of oil: OPEC nations meet in Vienna
Nations from the oil-producing group OPEC are gathering in Vienna for a meeting on Thursday. They are under pressure to stabilise the global price of crude oil, but there is some disagreement over how
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OPEC members expected to agree oil production cut
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is expected to agree to cut oil production at a meeting aimed at supporting oil prices. Representatives from some of the world's top oil producers are
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Brexit deal: DUP slams Theresa May over breaking border promises
The party propping up the United Kingdom's minority government has accused Prime Minister Theresa May of breaking her promise over how Brexit will affect the Irish border. The Democratic Unionist Party says her agreement
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Iran: Suicide attack hits police post in Chabahar
At least three people have been killed following a suicide car bombing attack near a police post in Iran's southern port city of Chabahar, state television Press TV reported, quoting security and local officials.
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UN to vote on Haley’s last stand: condemning Hamas
ANKARA, Turkey: Attacks by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) militants in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province were an attempt by the Daesh-backed alliance to strengthen its grip on the region and frighten other factions into submission,
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Lalibela: Ethiopian holy city mired in protests and controversy
Lalibela, Ethiopia - The Ethiopian town of Lalibela is one of the country's most famous and serene settings, beloved by tourists and Ethiopian Orthodox Christians alike for its concentration of rock-hewn churches. But the


