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Kenya’s leaders face a new dilemma in fighting al-Shabab
It is a week since the deadly hotel attack in Nairobi. Life appears to have returned to normal. But beneath the surface, Kenyan leaders have been left with a tough decision on how to
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Algeria frees journalist month into one year jail term
ALGIERS: An Algerian court has released a journalist a month after he was sentenced to one year in jail for taking part in an unauthorised protest, his lawyer said.Adlene Mellah, who heads the news
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An explosion has been heard at Al-Dilmi airbase near Sanaa airport
ALGIERS: An Algerian court has released a journalist a month after he was sentenced to one year in jail for taking part in an unauthorised protest, his lawyer said.Adlene Mellah, who heads the news
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Turkey says it has capacity to create ‘safe zone’ in Syria alone
TEHRAN: Fissures appear along roads while massive holes open up in the countryside, their gaping maws a visible sign from the air of something Iranian authorities now openly acknowledge: the area around Tehran is
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Cavusoglu: UN rapporteur on Khashoggi case to visit Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday it is time for an international investigation to be launched into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, adding that a United Nations special rapporteur on the case
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Scottish ex-leader Alex Salmond arrested and charged: police
Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has been arrested, the BBC reported with other media outlets saying he was due to appear in court later on Thursday. "We can confirm a 64-year-old man has
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Will guest appearances by Kaka, Figo revive football in Pakistan?
Former international footballers Luis Figo and Kaka made a guest appearance in Pakistan earlier this month, launching a set of exhibition matches scheduled to take place in Karachi and Lahore in April. Football is
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Cavusoglu: Turkey open to working with others on Syria safe zone
Turkey has the capacity to create a "safe zone" in Syria on its own but will not exclude the United States, Russia or others if they want to cooperate, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
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The guacamole famine, the Super Bowl, and other American dramas
As part of a crackdown on corruption and crime, Mexico's new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has revamped the national fuel distribution system to deter petrol theft - a move that has resulted in
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Jordan officials hold talks in Syria on resuming flights
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday vowed to coordinate their actions more closely in Syria.“Cooperation between Russia and Turkey is a


