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Jordan says peace treaty with Israel unaffected by scrapping land deals
CAIRO: One of the world’s most important collections of Egyptian antiquities is on show in the Fine Arts Museum (Kunsthistorisches Museum) in Vienna.The museum holds more than 17,000 objects that date from a period
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Egyptian and Arab antiquities take pride of place in Vienna museum
MAJDAL SHAMS: An election poster at the entrance to Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights offers a rare reminder that the Druze community is about to vote for the first time in more
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In Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Druze struggle over first ever vote
MAJDAL SHAMS: An election poster at the entrance to Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights offers a rare reminder that the Druze community is about to vote for the first time in more
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Former PM Najib denies wrongdoing as Malaysia deepens 1MDB probe
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Former prime minister Najib Razak - currently facing 38 corruption charges in an ongoing investigation into troubled state fund 1MDB that spans at least six countries - admitted things "went
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In hills of Sulawesi Indonesia quake survivors chafe at aid rules
Kulawi, Indonesia - When central Sulawesi was hit by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake and tsunami a month ago, Ariyati was visiting her father who was recovering in a hospital from an eye operation. But when she heard
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Jordan floods death toll increases, mostly schoolchildren
The death toll from flash floods in Jordan's Dead Sea area has risen to at least 21, according to the country's civil defence, as search and rescue operations continued for a second day. The
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Philippines’ Boracay tourist island reopens
One of the world’s most popular tourist islands has reopened in the Philippines, six months after it shut down because it was a "cesspool". Boracay Island typically welcomes two million visitors a year but
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How the EU’s principled pragmatism sows strife in the Middle East
When Jamal Khashoggi disappeared after entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on October 2, credible reports began almost immediately to emerge that he was murdered inside. Silence was the initial EU response to the
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Jordan’s King Abdullah leads a nation’s grief
AMMAN: Laughing, chattering, happy and excited, the children from Victoria College in Amman piled onto their school bus, ready for the outing they had been looking forward to all week. The plan was for
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Why no one in Jordan believes the weather forecasts
AMMAN: Laughing, chattering, happy and excited, the children from Victoria College in Amman piled onto their school bus, ready for the outing they had been looking forward to all week. The plan was for


