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US student Lara Alqasem claims victory in Israel boycott case
Lara Alqasem's legal team says Israel's Supreme Court has overturned the US student's deportation order, allowing her to study in Israel. Alqasem, who is of Palestinian descent, had been held at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport
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Hamas pledges Gaza rocket fire probe as calm returns
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has issued a warning that if Israel goes ahead and destroys a Palestinian Bedouin village in the West Bank that could constitute a war crime. Israel's
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EU-Arab summit set for February 24-25 in Egypt
ANKARA: A motion to deploy Turkish troops in Lebanon for a further year as part of the UN’s interim force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, was ratified by the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday. It is the
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UN envoy warns Gaza is imploding, economy in freefall
THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has issued a warning that if Israel goes ahead and destroys a Palestinian Bedouin village in the West Bank that could constitute a war crime. Israel's
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Indonesia quakes a ‘wake up call’ on buildings’ shaky foundations
The seven-storey Roa Roa Hotel, with its clean lines and bright blue decor, was one of the few high-rises in the small Indonesian city of Palu, offering a dash of style to visitors on
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Saudi prince’s aide was ‘at consulate’ when Khashoggi vanished
A member of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's entourage walked into the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul just before writer Jamal Khashoggi vanished there, according to a leaked surveillance photo. The man, identified by
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Oil output from Saudi, Kuwait shared zone on hold as ties sour
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait will struggle to resume oil production from jointly operated fields any time soon due to operational differences and souring political ties between the previously close Gulf OPEC allies, sources familiar
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Sudan: former President Abdulrahman Siwar al-Dahab dies aged 83
Former Sudanese president Abdulrahman Siwar al-Dahab has died in Saudi Arabia, Sudan's state news agency (SUNA) reports. The 83-year-old former leader of Sudan died in a military hospital in Riyadh, the agency said on
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Nicaragua intensified crackdown on protesters: Amnesty
Nicaraguan authorities carried out arbitrary detentions and torture and used lethal force against anti-government protesters as part of an "intensified strategy for repression", Amnesty International said on Thursday. In a new report, the rights
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Assad backs down over law to seize refugee homes
BEIRUT: The Assad regime has withdrawn a law that allowed authorities to seize property left behind by civilians who fled the war in Syria, the UN humanitarian aid chief in the country said on


