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Will Saudi Arabia hold a fair trial in Khashoggi murder case?
Istanbul, Turkey - When Saudi Arabia's top prosecutor met with Istanbul's chief public prosecutor on Monday, it was a rare display of cooperation in the investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Gabon President Ali Bongo hospitalised in Saudi Arabia
Gabon's President Ali Bongo has been hospitalised in Saudi Arabia with fatigue, his office said. Bongo was admitted to hospital last week because of "severe fatigue", government spokesperson Ike Ngouoni said in a statement
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Israel’s sports and culture minister visits Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque
GAZA: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded 25 including two medics on Monday during Palestinian protests along the Gaza Strip’s beachfront border with Israel, the Gaza Health Ministry said.Witnesses said dozens
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Lebanon’s Berri hints at imminent breakthrough on government
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday opened Istanbul’s new international airport, which his government says will eventually become the world’s largest.“The new airport will be the pride of our country and an
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Libya strongman Haftar in Rome ahead of crisis talks
GAZA: Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded 25 including two medics on Monday during Palestinian protests along the Gaza Strip’s beachfront border with Israel, the Gaza Health Ministry said.Witnesses said dozens
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Erdogan inaugurates Istanbul Airport, one of world’s largest
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a massive new airport project in Istanbul, which, once complete, is expected to become one of the world's largest. More than 50 foreign dignitaries from at least
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UK eyes higher growth and spending in budget for Brexit year
The United Kingdom has raised its economic growth outlook for next year, when the country is set to exit the European Union, and vowed to increase spending after a decade of austerity. The UK
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Iranian official: President Rouhani’s cellphone tapped ‘recently’
An Iranian military official has revealed that President Hassan Rouhani's mobile phone was tapped "recently", without providing details on who was behind it, or what information was obtained. The semi-official ISNA news agency on
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Honduran killed in Mexican border crackdown on migrant caravan
Tecun Uman, Guatemala and Tapachula, Mexico - A Honduran man was killed late on Sunday as the crackdown on migrants and refugees walking from Central America to the United States intensified. Henry Diaz, a
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Trump ‘not welcome’ in Pittsburgh after synagogue shooting
Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh, including the former president of the Tree of Life synagogue that was targeted in Saturday's deadly shooting, have said US President Donald Trump is not welcome in the city because


