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Erdogan points finger at Saudi ‘puppet masters’ in Khashoggi case
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the order for journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing came from the "highest levels" of the Saudi government but said he does not believe King Salman ordered the hit.
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Weddell Sea: China, Russia block Antarctic ocean sanctuary plan
The Weddell Sea is considered home to thousands of undiscovered species, and the European Union has been pushing to turn it into an ocean sanctuary. However, consensus eludes the conservation bid as 24 countries
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Iran tankers go dark to keep selling oil
TEHRAN: Working from their small offices in Stockholm, analysts at a new watchdog that monitors global oil shipments have been run ragged by Iran’s efforts to skirt US sanctions this month.In late October, every
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Iran starts producing local fighter jet for its air force
DUBAI: Iran has started production of the locally-designed Kowsar fighter plane for use in its air force, state television reported, as tensions mount with the United States after the reimposition of US sanctions on Tehran."Soon the
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Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack
PARIS: Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has warned Europe against developing a “fortress” mentality to immigration from Africa, while promising his country is doing everything possible to control its borders. Morocco, which nationals of
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Miscarriages and malnourishment: The perils of pregnancy in Yemen
Abeir Mohammed* sits at the foot of her mother's mud-brick house in Sawan, east of Yemen's capital Sanaa. She struggles as she searches for the words to describe the loss of her unborn child
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Russia says US sanctions ‘illegal’, will help Iran trade oil
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak has said Moscow will support Iran to counter US oil sanctions. Washington on Friday restored sanctions on Tehran, which had previously been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. The
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Is another war in Gaza imminent?
Since the Great March of Return began earlier this year, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have protested along the fence with Israel, demanding their right to return to the land they were expelled from
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Donald Trump: America’s editor-in-chief?
On this week's The Listening Post: As Americans prepare for the 2018 US midterm elections, how has President Donald Trump managed to turn the media into a useful political enemy? Plus, an unholy alliance: Trump and
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Iran starts mass-producing locally designed Kowsar fighter jet
Iran has started mass-producing its locally designed Kowsar fighter plane, state television reported. "Soon the needed number of this plane will be produced and put at the service of the Air Force," Defence Minister


