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Residents trapped as clashes rage in Libya’s Tripoli
DUBAI: A British tourist has died when the banana boat she was riding flipped over at the Red Sea resort, Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel, the same venue where a couple died last month, London
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Al Jazeera condemns sentencing of Reuters reporters in Myanmar
Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned prison sentences of seven years handed down by a Myanmar court to two Reuters news agency reporters and called for their immediate release. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe
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Louvre Abu Dhabi delays exhibition of Da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
The exhibition of a 500-year-old painting, "Salvator Mundi", by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre, Abu Dhabi, has been temporarily postponed, Abu Dhabi's department of culture and tourism announced on Monday. The painting was initially
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Brazil: ‘200 years of work’ lost in national museum blaze
A fire swept through the National Museum of Brazil on Sunday evening. The museum included ancient Egyptian artefacts and Greco-Roman art. President Michel Temer echoed others’ sentiments, calling it "a sad day for all
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Greece: Travellers stranded as ferry crew strike over pay
Thousands of travelers have been stranded on Greece's islands due to a strike by ferry crew seeking higher pay, tax breaks and the restoration of labour rights after the country's third bailout programme expired last
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Syria’s war: Iran’s Zarif calls for Idlib to be ‘cleaned out’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that armed groups must be "cleaned out" of Idlib province in northwestern Syria, Iranian media reports. Zarif made the remarks while visiting Damascus on Monday, where he
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Pakistan: US aid cut was money owed, not assistance
Islamabad, Pakistan - The significance of United States cancelling $300m in security assistance to the Pakistan has been downplayed by the country's foreign minister who said the amount was a reimbursement and not assistance. Relations between
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China’s Xi offers $60bn in financial support to Africa
China's President Xi Jinping has offered $60bn in financial support to African countries and written off debt for poorer African nations. Speaking at the opening of a major summit with African leaders in Beijing on Monday,
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Libya’s chaos explained: ‘Everybody vying for a piece of the pie’
Renewed clashes between rival armed groups in Tripoli have plunged Libya in yet deeper chaos, casting serious doubt as to whether the war-wracked country is ready to hold planned elections later this year. On August 27,
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Palestinian football chief Rajoub to appeal 12-month FIFA ban
Palestinian Football Association (PFA) President will contest the 12-month match ban he was handed for calling on fans to burn shirts and pictures of Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. In August, FIFA deemed Rajoub's participation in


