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Turkey’s economic endgame and the Khashoggi crisis
For weeks, the world has wondered whether Turkey is sitting on a smoking gun that directly implicates Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. And, judging by
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Bangladesh court jails ex-PM Zia for seven years for corruption
A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced opposition leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to another seven years in prison on corruption charges that her supporters say are politically motivated. Judge Md Akhtaruzaman on Monday found
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Suicide attack targets Afghanistan election workers in Kabul
A suicide bomber detonated explosives near Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) headquarters in Kabul on Monday, injuring at least six people, officials said. The IEC spokesman says a staff vehicle was targeted and left
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Yacht at centre of Malaysia 1MDB scandal put up for auction
Equanimity, the luxury ocean-going yacht at the heart of the 1MDB scandal, went on sale on Monday as Malaysia's new government tries to retrieve some of the billions of dollars that are thought to
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‘Normalization’ of Arab-Israeli ties bothers Palestinians
JEDDAH: An attempt by Iran on Sunday to counter new US sanctions on its crucial oil trade ended in failure. Tehran offered a million barrels of oil to private buyers on IRENEX, the Iranian
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Million-barrel oil sale by Iran ends in failure
JEDDAH: An attempt by Iran on Sunday to counter new US sanctions on its crucial oil trade ended in failure. Tehran offered a million barrels of oil to private buyers on IRENEX, the Iranian
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Libyan commander Haftar to attend Sicily conference, Italy says
AZAZ, Syria: “Brotherhood has no limits.” The phrase is painted in Arabic and Turkish on a wall in Azaz, the town at the heart of Turkey’s de facto protectorate in northern Syria.From Turkish-language classes
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Indonesia: Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Sumatra crashes
Indonesia's search-and-rescue agency said on Monday a Lion Air passenger flight from Jakarta to the island of Sumatra crashed into the sea. Rescue officials told Al Jazeera there were 189 people on board the
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Israeli air raid kills three Palestinian boys in Gaza
Three Palestinian boys aged between 13 and 14 have been killed in an Israeli air strike in the southeastern Gaza Strip near the fence with Israel, according to health officials. Ashraf al-Qidra, spokesperson for
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Algeria’s Bouteflika to seek re-election next year: party chief
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algeria's frail 81-year-old president who has been in power since 1999, will stand for a fifth consecutive term in elections next year, according to the head of his party. National Liberation Front chief


