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Turkey to release water to ease Iraqi shortages
BEIRUT: Lebanese internal security forces have announced the arrest of a Lebanese minor suspected of belonging to Daesh who was planning to carry out a terrorist operation by “placing a roadside bomb and remotely
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Egyptian ex-President Morsi’s son questioned, released by police
Egyptian police have detained the youngest son of overthrown former President Mohamed Morsi from his home on the outskirts of Cairo on Wednesday, then released him on bail hours later, his family and security
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What happened to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi?
On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 2, Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul. His fiancee, who was waiting for him outside, says he never came out. Now, we know more
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Judge mulls slashing $290m award in Roundup cancer case
A US judge is considering whether to overturn a jury order that agribusiness giant Monsanto pay $290m in damages for not warning a groundskeeper that its weed killer product Roundup might cause cancer. In
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US outcry grows over Khashoggi with lawmakers demanding action
Washington, DC - A bipartisan and influential group of US senators called on President Donald Trump to investigate and potentially sanction Saudi Arabia under US human rights law for the disappearance and alleged murder
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Ethiopia PM reaches deal with soldiers demanding raises: Report
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has reached an agreement with several hundred soldiers who marched to his office to demand pay rises, state television (ETV) reported. The meeting between the soldiers and Abiy ended
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Moroccan girl tells judge about alleged gang rape, torture
JEDDAH: Store operators in bazaars across Iran have joined a strike by truck drivers as civil unrest grows in the face of a collapsing economy. The protest by merchants began in the city of Shiraz
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Over 1,000 militants leave demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW: More than 1,000 militants have left a demilitarized zone in Syria’s rebel-held region of Idlib, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Wednesday.Russia and Turkey agreed to enforce a new demilitarised
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KSRelief, UAE Red Crescent provide ambulances to Yemen’s Ministry of Health
BEIRUT: Lebanese internal security forces have announced the arrest of a Lebanese minor suspected of belonging to Daesh who was planning to carry out a terrorist operation by “placing a roadside bomb and remotely
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US accuses Venezuela spies of ‘involvement’ in suspicious death
Hundreds of Venezuelans demanded justice at the funeral of an opposition activist who died in government custody, as the United States called out Caracas for its "involvement" in his death. Fernando Alban - a


