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UK warship arrives in Gulf to escort tankers
LONDON: Iranian forces threatened a British warship’s crew against putting their “life in danger” during the seizure of a tanker this month, in a new recording of the incident. The audio and video footage
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Britain rejects idea of tanker swap with Iran
CANBERRA, Australia: Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia’s Parliament House on Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced permanent protection visas with temporary visas.The protesters
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Israel’s Arab parties join forces to make gains in upcoming polls
Israel's four Arab political parties have formally announced a decision to join forces in September's election, in a move aimed at boosting turnout among the minority that comprises a fifth of the country's population.
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Iraq making efforts to attract foreign oil and gas investments
Iraq’s government wants to see a big increase in oil production. Oil and natural gas make up 90 percent of the country’s revenue. But years of war and new environmental challenges are making it
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Israel: Arrow-3 anti-missile system passed live test in US
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday slammed as “provocative” a British proposal for a European-led naval mission to escort tankers in the Gulf, amid soaring tensions over the seizure of ships.“We heard that they intend to
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Iran says European naval mission in Gulf would be ‘provocative’
VIENNA: Parties to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal met in Vienna on Sunday for emergency talks called in response to an escalation in tensions between Iran and the West that included confrontations at sea and
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Trial of Saudi scholar Salman al-Awdah postponed, says son
The trial of Saudi Muslim scholar Salman al-Awdah was postponed until December as it was set to begin in an anti-terrorism court after nearly two years of pre-trial detention, his son said. Al-Awdah, who
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Going incognito with VPNs in the age of surveillance
Virtual Private Networks first came into use in 1996 and are among the most enduring innovations in online browsing with popularity on the rise around the world. VPNs were originally developed as tools for
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in Gaza border clashes
KHARTOUM, July 27 (Reuters) - The head of a Sudanese investigative committee said on Saturday that 87 people were killed and 168 wounded on June 3 when a sit-in protest was violently broken up
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Bahrain executes three men convicted on terrorism charges
BEIRUT: Regime airstrikes on Saturday killed 10 civilians in northwest Syria, where ramped up attacks by Damascus and its ally Russia have claimed the lives of hundreds since late April.Idlib and parts of the


