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Manama charges 169 over terror ring
Kurds split on next Iraqi president and throw government formation into further turmoil BAGHDAD: Iraq’s main Kurdish political forces have failed to agree on a candidate for the post of president, highlighting the depth
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US Senate Judiciary Committee sets Kavanaugh vote for Friday
The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled a vote on Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the US Supreme Court. The committee vote is set to take place the day after Kavanaugh and Christine
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Is it Ahvaz or Ahwaz – and what difference does it make?
The deadly paramilitary attack on a military parade in the southern city of Ahvaz, with civilian casualties, has brought the name of this ancient city to the front pages of global media. "Gunmen have
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The Afghan government is failing to deliver on its promises
During this year's holy day of Ashoura, residents of Hazara-populated neighbourhoods of Kabul had to take security into their own hands. After a series of deadly bombings shook Afghanistan over the past month, the
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HRW accuses Yemen’s Houthis of torturing prisoners
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Yemen's Houthi rebels of torture, hostage-taking, and other serious abuses against people in their custody. The New York-based watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday that it
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Kurds split on next Iraqi president and throw government formation into further turmoil
Kurds split on next Iraqi president and throw government formation into further turmoil BAGHDAD: Iraq’s main Kurdish political forces have failed to agree on a candidate for the post of president, highlighting the depth
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Jordan pushes new IMF-backed tax bill to parliament
Kurds split on next Iraqi president and throw government formation into further turmoil BAGHDAD: Iraq’s main Kurdish political forces have failed to agree on a candidate for the post of president, highlighting the depth
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Morocco navy fires on migrant boat, one dead: local officials
Kurds split on next Iraqi president and throw government formation into further turmoil BAGHDAD: Iraq’s main Kurdish political forces have failed to agree on a candidate for the post of president, highlighting the depth
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Palestine: Demolishing Khan al-Ahmar
Khan al-Ahmar is situated a few kilometres from Jerusalem between two major illegal Israeli settlements, Maale Adumim and Kfar Adumim, which the Israeli government wants to expand. Israeli authorities aim to expel 10,000 Bedouin residents from
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UK intelligence agencies illegally spied on privacy organisation
UK intelligence agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ violated the law by collecting and examining data of human rights group Privacy International, a court said on Tuesday. The data was collected as part of two


