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MUST-SEE PROGRAMMES Featured Documentaries An Unholy Alliance: Monks and the Military in Myanmar Is the joining of forces between radical Buddhist monks and generals threatening Myanmar's young and fragile democracy? Rohingya, Myanmar, BuddhismPeople &
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Saudi-led Coalition forces raid two caves used by Houthis to hide drones in Yemen
Saudi-led Coalition forces raid two caves used by Houthis to hide drones in Yemen RIYADH: Saudi-led Coalition forces have raided two caves being used by the Houthi militia in Yemen’s capital Sanaa to hide
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US call for Israeli sovereignty on Golan ‘contravenes international law’
BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump’s statement recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights “contravenes international law,” the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Twitter on Saturday.Trump’s statement on Thursday marked a dramatic shift in US
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Iraq PM wants governor sacked after boat capsize
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has formally requested that Parliament sack Nineveh Governor Nawfal Hammadi Al-Sultan after a river ferry accident that killed at least 100 people in the provincial capital, Mosul.The
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Will you push the boundaries or play it safe?
MUST-SEE PROGRAMMES Featured Documentaries An Unholy Alliance: Monks and the Military in Myanmar Is the joining of forces between radical Buddhist monks and generals threatening Myanmar's young and fragile democracy? Rohingya, Myanmar, BuddhismPeople &
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Mueller ends Trump-Russia probe: All the latest updates
US Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded his nearly two-year investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election, any possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow and whether President Donald Trump unlawfully sought
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Italy joins China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Resisting pressure from Washington and Brussels, Italy on Saturday became the first G7 country to join China's controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Chinese
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‘Taste of victory’ for SDF, but ISIL threat remains
After years of fighting, it was finally time to dance. As their commanders on Saturday declared final victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS), the soldiers of the Syrian Democratic
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Kazakhstan renames capital to honour ex-leader
Kazakhstan has renamed its capital Nur-Sultan, in honour of the country's longtime president who resigned in a surprise move earlier this week. The order to change the city's name from Astana was issued on Saturday
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Security tops agenda as Iraqi PM visits Egypt in first foreign trip
ALGIERS: Hundreds of Algerian lawyers protested again on Saturday in the capital to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who has been for 20 years in power.They gathered in Algiers’ center, the


