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Olive tree sabotage plagues Palestinian farmers
ASHMA: Chimo Osman’s children stopped going to school after Turkish shelling struck his home in northeastern Syria, where Kurdish residents fear another military onslaught is imminent. In recent days, cross-border Turkish artillery fire has
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Jordan says in talks with US and Russia to dismantle Syria camp
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has welcomed today’s resolution titled: The Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over
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Imelda Marcos, Philippines ex-first lady, faces jail over graft
A Philippine court found former first lady Imelda Marcos guilty of graft and ordered her arrest on Friday in a rare conviction among many corruption cases that she is likely to appeal to avoid
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Australia: One dead, two hurt in Melbourne stabbing attack
One person was confirmed dead, and two others were injured after a stabbing incident during rush hour in the Australian city of Melbourne, police said on Friday, as part of the city was placed
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US court halts construction of Keystone XL oil pipeline
A federal judge has blocked construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, arguing that United States' President Donald Trump's administration had failed to adequately explain why it had lifted a ban on the
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How the Swedish left moved right
September's general elections left Sweden with a hung parliament. Two months later, negotiations between parties have not resulted in a viable government. The deadlock is an effect of the new political skyline: Most notably, the
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California mass shooting shatters town’s tranquil reputation
Alicia Wagner says she moved her family six years ago from the affluent Los Angeles-area enclave of Pacific Palisades to the sleepier and more distant Thousand Oaks, in the Santa Monica Mountains, away from
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Kurds near Turkey border dread fresh offensive
ASHMA: Chimo Osman’s children stopped going to school after Turkish shelling struck his home in northeastern Syria, where Kurdish residents fear another military onslaught is imminent. In recent days, cross-border Turkish artillery fire has
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Dubai wants to have the world’s most active residents, what can other cities in the region learn
Dubai wants to have the world’s most active residents, what can other cities in the region learn DUBAI: Whether it is rewarding dieters with gold, offering lucrative cash prizes to fitness enthusiasts or introducing
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Brazil risks Middle East trade with Israel embassy move
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA: A proposal by Brazil’s next president to relocate its embassy in Israel, following US President Donald Trump’s lead, may set off a diplomatic storm in the Muslim world, threatening a key market


