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Lebanon’s leaders in blame game over crisis
ANKARA: Turkey is ready to give Libya military support, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, with the country’s Parliament readying to authorize troop deployment. Turkey backs the government of Fayez Al-Serraj in Libya,
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Turkey readying to give Libya military support
ANKARA: Turkey is ready to give Libya military support, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, with the country’s Parliament readying to authorize troop deployment. Turkey backs the government of Fayez Al-Serraj in Libya,
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Helicopters in Chile douse fire that destroyed 120 homes
Helicopters dropped water on the outskirts of the Chilean port city of Valparaiso on Wednesday to extinguish a fire that has destroyed more than 120 homes. Dozens of people living in the city's Rocuant
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Talking racism in the UK
If the old "bread and circuses" idea holds any truth, then as long as we are entertained, we will keep quiet and stay in our place. Two of the biggest circus arenas are popular music
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Iraqis launch boycott of $9bn imports from Iran
BEIRUT: On the eve of the Christmas holidays, shopping malls throughout Lebanon were limited to selling only food. The country has been hampered by an economic recession and political crisis for more than two months,
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Lebanese resort to wheat cultivation amid famine fears
BEIRUT: On the eve of the Christmas holidays, shopping malls throughout Lebanon were limited to selling only food. The country has been hampered by an economic recession and political crisis for more than two months,
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Ethiopian Muslims protest after several mosques burned
Several thousand Muslims across Ethiopia in recent days have protested against the burning of four mosques in the Amhara region. The attacks last Friday in Motta town, more than 350km (217 miles) north of
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Trump: US ready to deal with any North Korea ‘Christmas gift’
US President Donald Trump has brushed off North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's warning of a "Christmas gift", saying that Washington would "deal with it very successfully" and that perhaps it would be a "nice present". "We'll
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Lebanon’s population hits 4.8m with 20% non-Lebanese
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s first integrated labor force study and largest family living conditions survey in almost three decades has revealed an estimated population of 4.8 million, 20 percent of them foreigners. The detailed review also
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Carols and bells in Bethlehem as festive season draws near
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s first integrated labor force study and largest family living conditions survey in almost three decades has revealed an estimated population of 4.8 million, 20 percent of them foreigners. The detailed review also


