CATEGORY: Middle East News
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France tells Iran new sanctions loom if missile talks fail
ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey expected a "security zone" to be created in Syria in a few months as the US withdraws militarily from the war-torn country.US President Donald Trump has
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Iraq priest who saved Christian heritage ordained Mosul archbishop
MOSUL: An Iraqi priest who saved a trove of religious manuscripts from the Daesh group was ordained on Friday as the new Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul.Najeeb Michaeel, 63, was inaugurated in a ceremony
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Ex-Trump aide Roger Stone: I will plead not guilty to charges
US President Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone said on Thursday that he will plead not guilty to charges of lying to Congress about the release of stolen Democratic Party emails during the 2016
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Blockade Derby: Qatar to play UAE in Asian Cup semi-final
Qatar will face the United Arab Emirates at the semi-finals of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup on Tuesday, the first meeting between the two Gulf nations since the start of a major diplomatic crisis in
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Qatar to disburse millions in Gaza aid with UN help
Qatar will adopt a new formula for getting aid into Gaza after the Palestinian enclave's rulers Hamas rejected a cash injection over unacceptable Israeli conditions on allowing it through. The Qatari ambassador to the
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Flight delays as US government shutdown impacts airports
As the US government enters its 35th day of a partial shutdown, a shortage of air traffic controllers has led to delays and the halting of some flights at New York's LaGuardia International Airport,
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Trump ally Roger Stone charged with lying in Russia investigation
US President Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone was arrested on Friday on charges of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements related to the release of stolen Democratic Party emails during the 2016 presidential
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American held in Iran faces ‘private complaint’
ISTANBUL: Turkey expects a "safe zone" to be in place in Syria along the Turkish border within a few months and only Ankara can establish it, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.In a speech
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Venezuela’s army declares loyalty to Maduro
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has hit back at his opponents at home and abroad with backing from the military and world powers like Russia and China. But the United States and its Latin American
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Erdogan: Turkey expects Syria ‘safe zone’ within months
Turkey expects a "safe zone" to be set up in Syria along the Turkish border within a few months, otherwise it will establish the buffer alone, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan previously said


