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Turkey searches Saudi consul general’s residence
Jamal Khashoggi's body has still not been found more than three weeks after he was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, but the investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has piled
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Under pressure over Khashoggi killing, MBS praises Qatar economy
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has praised Qatar's economy, a rare conciliatory remark about the Gulf state that his country has been blockading since June 2017. Speaking at the Future Investment Initiative conference in
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Abu Dhabi’s iconic Qasr Al Hosn to reopen in December
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi announced this week that the grand opening of the much-anticipated cultural destination “Al Hosn,” located at the heart of the UAE capital, will take place on Dec. 7. Qasr Al Hosn
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Sunni group pulls out of Iraqi government talks
DUBAI: Abu Dhabi announced this week that the grand opening of the much-anticipated cultural destination “Al Hosn,” located at the heart of the UAE capital, will take place on Dec. 7. Qasr Al Hosn
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Syria tells outgoing UN envoy to stay out of constitution
DAMASCUS: Syria’s top diplomat told the outgoing UN envoy Wednesday to stay out of matters concerning the war-torn country’s constitution, state media reported, while the UN official said they had “a very intense exchange
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US charges three members of white nationalist Rise Above Movement
The leader of a California-based white nationalist group and three others have been charged with attacking demonstrators and conspiring to incite riots at political rallies across the state, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Robert
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Honduran caravan met with outpouring of support in Guatemala
Esquipulas, Guatemala - A small laundry basket full of shoes sits outside Ana Ruth Alvarado's eatery in Esquipulas, located 10km away from Guatemala's border with Honduras. A sign is taped to the basket, letting
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US: Voter suppression claims at centre of Georgia governor race
If Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams can best her Republican opponent, Brian Kemp, in midterm elections on November 6, she will become the first female African American governor in US history. With less than two
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Deadly air strike hits vegetable market in Hodeidah
At least 10 people were killed in an air raid that struck a group of farmers in a vegetable market in Yemen's Hodeidah province, medical workers and residents said. The Saudi-UAE alliance, which has
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Iraq: Basra water pollution risks triggering disease outbreaks
Doctors in the southern Iraqi city of Basra are worried that diseases like cholera and diarrhoea might spread through the city's unuseable water supply. Basra's canals are blocked by piles of rubbish and its


