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Christian leaders urge Israeli PM to nix church lands bill
PARIS: The international group that monitors money laundering worldwide said on Friday Iran had until February to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or face consequences.The Paris-based Financial Action
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Iran warned over failure to implement anti-terror financing measures
PARIS: The international group that monitors money laundering worldwide said on Friday Iran had until February to complete reforms that would bring it into line with global norms or face consequences.The Paris-based Financial Action
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Turkey to host four-nation summit on Syria crisis
ANKARA, Turkey: A summit between the leaders of Turkey, France, Germany and Russia will be held in Istanbul this month to discuss the conflict in Syria and efforts for a lasting solution to the
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Julian Assange files case against Ecuador for ‘violating rights’
Julian Assange has launched a case against the Ecuadorian government for alleged "violation of fundamental rights", the latest episode in an escalating row between the Australian founder of anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks and his host
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All you need to know about Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections
Afghanistan is set to vote in long-delayed parliamentary elections for the third time since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. The polls, which were originally scheduled for early 2015, were last pushed to October
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Dozens feared dead as train runs over crowd in India
Dozens of people are feared killed after a train ran into a crowd in northern India, according to local media reports and a local politician. The incident on Friday took place on the outskirts of
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Why are Arab leaders silent over Khashoggi’s disappearance?
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance and possible murder has gripped world attention, but Arab leaders have chosen to remain silent. For more than two weeks, there has been no trace of Khashoggi, who was
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Weaponised wine cellars: How not to solve the US gang problem
A recent New York Post article reports that the ultra-rich of the Hamptons - an elite swathe of territory on New York's Long Island - are converting their properties into luxury fortresses in order
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Yemeni president looking forward to the return of Chinese oil, gas and energy investments
WASHINGTON: The United States downgraded its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians on Thursday, placing it under the authority of the US embassy to Israel.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the consulate general,
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Saudi Arabia supports all efforts to end Syrian conflict
JEDDAH: The permanent representative of Saudi Arabia to the UN in New York, Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, said that Saudi Arabia supports all international and regional efforts to end the conflict in Syria and believes that


