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All US AID assistance in the West Bank and Gaza has ceased: US official
JERUSALEM: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has ended all assistance to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, a US official said Friday.The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by
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Turkey cracks down on online gaming, seeks nearly 400 arrests
ISTANBUL: Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants against nearly 400 people across the country for their alleged involvement in illegal online betting, Istanbul police said on Friday.The crackdown targeted 394 suspects in 40 cities
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Arab coalition raid kills Houthi commander in Hajjah
JERUSALEM: The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has ended all assistance to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, a US official said Friday.The decision was linked to a Jan. 31 deadline set by
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Rural spending gets priority in India’s new budget
India's government has announced a massive increase in spending for rural areas and projected the country to become a $5 trillion economy in the next five years. In a bid to assuage voters unhappy
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Who is really ‘wrecking’ Europe?
"The idea of Europe is in peril." So wrote 30 leading intellectuals in the Guardian last week - including an assortment of Nobel laureates and other literary prize winners and a sprinkle of philosophers
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Cameroon: Maurice Kamto charged with sedition, insurrection
Cameroon's main opposition leader Maurice Kamto has been charged with sedition, insurrection and inciting violence, his lawyer said, as authorities banned planned protest marches in the capital Yaounde. Kamto's lawyer, Christopher Ndong, told the AP
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Why is Europe against changing the Brexit agreement?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to go back to Brussels and reopen negotiations on the withdrawal agreement with the European Union after MPs on Tuesday voted in favour of replacing the backstop - a
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‘Complicit in tragedy’: EU urged to end migrant returns to Libya
Oxfam and 43 other organisations have accused the European Union governments of being complicit in the "tragedy" of migrants crossing from Libya to Italy, saying more than 5,300 people had died in the Mediterranean in the
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After months of deadlock, Lebanon has new government
DUBAI: Better known for his role as the CEO of Dubai Airports, Paul Griffiths, will be playing the organ at the mass lead by Pope Francis on Tuesday, Feb. 5, before a congregation of
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WhatsApp, Facebook cannot replace presidents, says Al-Bashir
KHARTOUM: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir on Thursday mocked his opponents’ use of social media to mobilize protesters against his three-decade rule, saying that Facebook and WhatsApp cannot replace presidents. Organizers of the anti-government protests


