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US Senate lets $300m arms sale to Bahrain proceed
JERUSALEM: The US said it would oppose for the first time an annual resolution at the UN calling on Israel to rescind its authority in the occupied Golan Heights, drawing praise from Israeli officials.The
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CIA says Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi’s murder: reports
The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, US media reported on Friday, a finding that contradicts Saudi government assertions that he
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What can Khashoggi tape reveal about his murder?
Saudi Arabia has given numerous versions of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul, but has always maintained Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about his death. Riyadh has insisted
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UN: Number of hungry children at 10-year high in Africa’s Sahel
The number of hungry children in West Africa's Sahel region has reached a 10-year high in 2018 due to a lack of rain, conflict and increasing food prices, a United Nations agency said on
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Morocco under the spotlight for treatment of African migrants
Tangier/Rabat/Casablanca, Morocco - Nine months ago, Hadj arrived in Morocco from Burkina Faso with one single goal: reach Europe and change his and his family's life. Unable to find a job at home, the
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Qatar’s WISH summit tackles ‘human-centred’ healthcare redesign
Doha, Qatar - About 2,000 healthcare professionals, government officials and innovators from more than 100 countries gathered to discuss medical innovation in areas such as viral disease, mental health and human-centred redesigns of global
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Italy’s Libya talks lay bare deep divisions
TRIPOLI: Italy’s Libya talks this week laid bare deep divisions between the key power brokers, threatening attempts to resolve the country’s ongoing crisis, analysts say. Two days of meetings in the Sicilian capital Palermo
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Iraq’s president to visit Saudi Arabia as part of regional tour
MOSCOW: The Russian military said nearly 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned home in recent months, a fraction of the estimated 5.6 million Syrians who have fanned out across the world fleeing the seven-year conflict.Moscow
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Russian army says 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned home
MOSCOW: The Russian military said nearly 270,000 Syrian refugees have returned home in recent months, a fraction of the estimated 5.6 million Syrians who have fanned out across the world fleeing the seven-year conflict.Moscow
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Britain’s Brexit drama: What you need to know
At almost 600 pages long, Theresa May's draft agreement over Britain's departure from the European Union is nearly half the length of Russian author Leo Tolstoy's vaunted masterpiece, War and Peace. But for the UK's embattled prime


