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US hopes Russia remains ‘permissive’ of Israel strikes in Syria
BEIRUT: Tehran must withdraw all the forces it commands in Syria, and the US will focus on pressuring Iran financially and resisting its meddling in the region, the US envoy to Syria said on
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Repression in the UAE: The case of Matthew Hedges
Matthew Hedges, a British doctoral student at the University of Durham researching the United Arab Emirates's response to the Arab Spring, was arrested at Dubai airport on May 5. He had just wrapped up a
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Formula 1 to hit Hanoi in 2020, but will Vietnamese lap it up?
Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi will host Vietnam's first-ever Grand Prix in April 2020 with drivers battling it out on the streets of the capital's western suburbs, but in a country where the sport
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The midterms show Trump might not get re-elected in 2020
The November 6 midterm election was a very good one for the Democrats. Next year they will have far more power in US politics, and the Republicans far less. The way Democrats won, and
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2nd Trump-Kim summit early next year, US president says
President Donald Trump said he expects to meet again with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un early next year. The announcement on Wednesday came after a meeting between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
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Eye of the Fire
Like many countries around the Mediterranean, Greece suffers from dangerous summer wildfires, but the one that tore along its Attica coast in July 2018 was the worst in the country’s history - claiming 99
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Pull your forces out of Syria, US envoy tells Tehran
BEIRUT: Tehran must withdraw all the forces it commands in Syria, and the US will focus on pressuring Iran financially and resisting its meddling in the region, the US envoy to Syria said on
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Yemen’s Hadi appoints new defense minister
BEIRUT: Tehran must withdraw all the forces it commands in Syria, and the US will focus on pressuring Iran financially and resisting its meddling in the region, the US envoy to Syria said on
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Tough line on Iran to continue as Trump hails ‘great win’ in election
WASHINGTON, AMMAN: President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed “a great win” in midterm elections after his Republican party increased its majority in the US Senate, although it lost control of the lower House of
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White House suspends CNN’s Acosta after Trump confrontation
The White House suspended the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and President Donald Trump had a heated confrontation during a news conference. They began sparring after Acosta asked Trump about


