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Egyptian actress faces trial for wearing see-through dress
An Egyptian actress is set to face trial next month for wearing a see-through dress at the Cairo film festival that showed her legs, a judicial source said on Saturday. Rania Youssef appeared at
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Deadly fighting erupts again in Yemen’s Hodeida
DUBAI, ADEN: Renewed violence in Yemen’s vital port city of Hodeida has left 10 fighters dead, despite a UN push for peace talks, an official and medical sources told AFP on Saturday. An official with
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1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
DUBAI, ADEN: Renewed violence in Yemen’s vital port city of Hodeida has left 10 fighters dead, despite a UN push for peace talks, an official and medical sources told AFP on Saturday. An official with
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Gulf states offer condolences over death of former US President George H.W. Bush
DUBAI, ADEN: Renewed violence in Yemen’s vital port city of Hodeida has left 10 fighters dead, despite a UN push for peace talks, an official and medical sources told AFP on Saturday. An official with
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Qatar hosts sixth Ajyal film festival highlighting local cinema
Movie stars from Arab countries and around the world are gathering in Doha this week, as the sixth Ajyal Film Festival kicks off in the Qatari capital. Made in Qatar is one of the
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Eggonomics: Pakistanis mock PM’s ‘chicken plan’ to ease poverty
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has hit back at criticism over a proposal to alleviate poverty by developing the local poultry industry, citing a similar recommendation by US billionaire Bill Gates. In a wide-ranging
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Mexico’s new president faces staunch divide
Mexicans are expecting the start of major changes when their new president is inaugurated in a few hours. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, often known as AMLO, is promising to clean up corruption and crack
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Poroshenko: Over 80,000 Russian troops in and around Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine - More than 80,000 Russian soldiers are present at Ukraine's borders and the Russian-annexed Crimean Peninsula, as well as the rebel-held regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, according to the Ukrainian president. Petro Poroshenko's
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Leftist Lopez Obrador sworn in as Mexico president
Mexico City - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in as Mexico's next president, starting his six-year term with a promise to end the corruption, poverty and extreme violence that have plagued the country for
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Israel, Palestinians jockey over Jerusalem in Trump era
JERUSALEM: President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has set off an increasingly visible battle in the city’s eastern sector — with an emboldened Israel seeking to cement its control over the


