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Yemeni army makes progress in Hodeidah
Yemeni President: Military operations in Saada will continue until the capital is liberated DUBAI: Yemeni President Abdurbo Mansour Hadi said the ongoing military operations in the northern province of Saada will continue until the
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Iranians rally to mark anniversary of US Embassy takeover
TEHRAN: Seventy-year-old Heidar Fekri has been selling industrial equipment from his small store in a Tehran bazaar since before the revolution, but for the first time he is not sure he can survive.He means
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1979 hostage crisis: Iran’s long history of antagonism
DUBAI: When a group of Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran 39 years ago this Sunday, taking more than 60 Americans hostage, it marked the start of a long and precipitous decline
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Jordan: King Abdullah II accepts resignations over deadly floods
Jordan's King Abdullah II has accepted the resignations of two ministers in the aftermath of the deadly floods that struck the country's Dead Sea region last month. In a decree, the king accepted the
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Khashoggi’s body parts transported in suitcases: Report
The Turkish pro-government newspaper Sabah has reported that journalist Jamal Khashoggi's corpse was dismembered and put into five suitcases after he was strangled upon entering Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. Citing unnamed officials, Sabah
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New Caledonia: High turnout in independence referendum
Voters turned out in exceptional numbers on Sunday to decide whether the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia should break free from the European country that claimed it in the mid-19th century. The
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Saudi Prince Khaled bin Talal freed from detention
Saudi Prince Khaled bin Talal, a nephew of King Salman, has been released after almost a year in detention, according to his relatives. Princess Reem bint Alwaleed, Prince Khaled's niece, and two other relatives
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Migrant caravan: Mexico City bus offer withdrawn
Thousands of Central American migrants are walking north towards Mexico City, after an offer of free bus rides was withdrawn. President Donald Trump has threatened to use the military to stop them from crossing
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Deadline midnight: Iran on the brink of international isolation
JEDDAH: When the clocks strike midnight on the US east coast on Sunday, Iran will become the world’s economic pariah state. US President Donald Trump will reintroduce tough sanctions on Iran’s vital oil sales
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Gaza border protest more subdued
TEHRAN: Seventy-year-old Heidar Fekri has been selling industrial equipment from his small store in a Tehran bazaar since before the revolution, but for the first time he is not sure he can survive.He means


