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Sudanese vow to keep protesting as president digs in
CAIRO: School bus drivers, rail workers and university students in Egypt face more compulsory drug tests in the wake of last month’s deadly train crash at in Cairo. Nearly 30 school bus drivers are
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Egypt boosts compulsory drug tests after train crash that killed 25
ABU DHABI: On the margins of the Milken Institute’s second MENA Summit, I had a chance to sit down with Michael Milken. We had a conversation about his journey from growing up in California to
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US drops ‘Israeli-occupied’ designation from Golan Heights
The United States no longer refers to the Golan Heights as an "Israeli-occupied" territory in its latest annual human rights report, published on Wednesday, though the State Department insists the wording change doesn't mean
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WHO: Deadly plague breaks out on Uganda-Congo border
A deadly form of plague has broken out on Uganda's border with Democratic Republic of Congo and several people are thought to have died of the disease, the World Health Organization said earlier this
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US-backed SDF says fight against ISIL enters ‘final moments’
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) say the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) in Baghouz is as good as over, with the armed group facing imminent
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Moldova and the Puppet Master
His critics say he's a secretive oligarch who pulls all the strings in a country caught between Europe and Russia, while his supporters say he's a just a successful businessman-turned-politician with his country's best
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India ‘disappointed’ as China foils bid to blacklist JeM chief
India said it was "disappointed" by China's move to once again stall its bid to blacklist Masood Azhar, the leader of a Pakistan-based armed group that claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Kashmir last month. The
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Egypt boosts compulsory drug tests after train crash that killed 25
ABU DHABI: On the margins of the Milken Institute’s second MENA Summit, I had a chance to sit down with Michael Milken. We had a conversation about his journey from growing up in California to
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Milken set out to democratize finance, became a major philanthropist
ABU DHABI: On the margins of the Milken Institute’s second MENA Summit, I had a chance to sit down with Michael Milken. We had a conversation about his journey from growing up in California to
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Veteran diplomat set to guide Algeria’s transition after protests
CAIRO: Lakhdar Brahimi, the veteran diplomat who is expected to steer Algeria’s political transition after mass protests, has won respect from foreign leaders and his country’s political elite during his long career. But his appointment


