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UK-Iranian begins fresh hunger strike in Tehran jail
LONDON: A British-Iranian mother being held in a Tehran prison on sedition charges has begun another hunger strike in protest at her detention, her husband said Saturday.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 40, is refusing food as she
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Saudi-led Arab coalition targets Houthi sites in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition targeted Houthi military sites in Sanaa on Saturday, including the militia’s air defense systems, Al Arabiya reported. The spokesperson of the coalition, Col. Turki Al-Maliki the operation aimed to destroy the
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Hong Kong suspends controversial extradition bill after backlash
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced that a debate on a controversial extradition bill will be suspended, after hundreds of thousands of people in the territory protested against it. "There were indeed
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US focus on building consensus after oil tanker attacks: Pentagon
US President Donald Trump's administration is focused on building international consensus following attacks on two oil tankers in the Middle East that the US has blamed on Iran, acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan
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UAE says Gulf tanker attacks ‘dangerous escalation’
ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates said Friday that twin attacks on tankers in the Sea of Oman just weeks after four ships were damaged off the UAE marked a “dangerous escalation.”“The attack against
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Sudan military acknowledges violations in sit-in dispersal
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s ruling military has acknowledged that security forces committed violations when they moved in to disperse a protest sit-in camp outside the military headquarters in Khartoum last week.The spokesman of the ruling military
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Is Iran on the verge of another revolution?
This week, amid the fallout of tough US sanctions and growing political uncertainty, many Iranians are marking the 10th anniversary of the Green Movement. Ten years ago, mass protests erupted after suspicions arose that
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Tight security as Indonesia court considers election challenge
Lawyers for Indonesia's opposition called on Friday for President Joko Widodo's election victory to be annulled, telling the country's Constitutional Court it had been achieved through "systematic electoral fraud and abuse of power". Official
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Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt call for a cease-fire in Libya
LUXEMBOURG: A senior adviser to the EU’s top court said Thursday it was his legal advice that products from Israeli-occupied territories must be clearly labelled as such to avoid misleading consumers.The European Court of
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Israel settlement goods should be labelled, EU court advised
LUXEMBOURG: A senior adviser to the EU’s top court said Thursday it was his legal advice that products from Israeli-occupied territories must be clearly labelled as such to avoid misleading consumers.The European Court of


