CATEGORY: Middle East News
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US judge blocks enforcement of Texas’s near-total abortion ban
Women’s rights groups welcome decision but warn that it could be overturned by a conservative-controlled Supreme Court.A federal judge has temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, the toughest such law in
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Jordanian security personnel injured after ‘armed attacks’ — Petra
Why Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri tribunal must be funded until it completes its mandate NEW YORK CITY / BEIRUT: With the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) facing a severe financial crisis and the threat of imminent
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US put forward ‘very serious’ ideas to Iran on reviving nuclear deal: official
LONDON: The death on Friday of Britain’s Prince Philip, the “strength and stay” of Queen Elizabeth II throughout the long years of her reign, is being mourned throughout the world, and nowhere more so
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Egypt and Sudan on track for rail link
BEIRUT: While the official ministerial committee in Lebanon continues to ponder the allocation of ration cards to 800,000 families before lifting subsidies on basic goods, parties have rushed to absorb their supporters’ resentment. Hezbollah has
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Germany: Car hits gate outside Angela Merkel’s office
The vehicle with ‘Stop Globalisation Politics’ and ‘You damn killers of children and old people’ graffitied rams gate, causing no damage.A car crashed into the front gate of the building housing German Chancellor Angela
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US unseals charges over kidnapping of journalists in Afghanistan
The US claims Haji Najibullah was involved in the 2008 kidnapping of a US journalist and two Afghan nationals.The US Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging Haji Najibullah, an Afghanistan national, with
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Iran should not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, says British FM
LONDON: Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon, the UK's foreign secretary said on Thursday. The Islamic Republic “must comply with its nuclear commitments and preserve the JCPOA,” Dominic Raab said, referring to the
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Plane carrying Alexei Navalny leaves Russia for Germany
A plane carrying a prominent Russian politician who is in a coma after a suspected poisoning has left the Siberian city of Omsk for Germany, according to his spokeswoman. The plane took off just
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In shadow of coronavirus, Muslims pray on peak day of Hajj: Live
The coronavirus seems to be accelerating in countries across the world with Australia the latest to announce a record number of daily cases - 723. The world's two worst-affected countries - the United
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China congress: Leaders face unprecedented pressure
Chinese leaders observed a minute of silence for coronavirus victims at the start of its biggest political gathering of the year. The opening session of China's top political advisory body started one day before