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France pledges €1bn in aid to rebuild Iraq
Yemeni army liberates strategic mountain range in southern Saada province from Houthis DUBAI: Yemeni troops liberated a strategic mountain range in the Kitaf district in southern Saada governorate in northern Yemen, Saudi state-news agency
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Pompeo slams Houthis for breaking Yemen cease-fire
DUBAI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday accused Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen of failing to comply with a cease-fire agreement for the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah reached at UN-sponsored
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ICC to rule on release of Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is expected to find out whether he will be freed after seven years behind bars on charges of crimes against humanity. Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver
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Brexit: Everything you need to know about the ‘meaningful vote’
What is the 'meaningful vote' and why is it important? On Tuesday evening, between 19:00 and 21:00 GMT, UK MPs will vote on a deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May with the European
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US, North Korea ‘to hold talks this week’ after nuclear impasse
The United States and North Korea plan to hold high-level talks in Washington as soon as this week to discuss a second summit of their leaders, after a prolonged stalemate in nuclear talks, according
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Kuril islands sovereignty not for discussion, Russia tells Japan
Moscow's sovereignty over a chain of islands seized from Japan at the end of World War II is not up for debate, the Russian foreign minister has said after meeting his Japanese counterpart, adding
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Australia PM set for Pacific trip as China influence expands
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will head to the island nations of Vanuatu and Fiji this week in a landmark trip aimed at mending fences and offsetting China's growing influence in the South Pacific. Morrison on Wednesday
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Algeria’s ancient pyramid tombs still shrouded in mystery
TIARET, Algeria: Dating back centuries, Algeria’s pyramid tombs are unique relics of an ancient era but a dearth of research has left the Jeddars shrouded in mystery. The 13 monuments, whose square stone bases are
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Egypt’s top cleric urges rethink over student expelled for hug
BAGHAD: King Abdullah of Jordan visited Iraq on Monday to activate security agreements between the two countries and finalize an oil pipeline project from Basra to the port of Aqaba. The king, on his
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Egypt deports another German for alleged Daesh connection
BERLIN: Egypt has deported the second of two young German men who were arrested last month as suspected militants, the Foreign Ministry in Berlin said on Monday. Eighteen-year-old Issa Ibrahim El-Sabagh landed at Frankfurt airport,


