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US Secretary of State Pompeo in Riyadh for talks with Saudis
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Saudi Arabia on the latest leg of his regional tour, with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the blockade of neighbouring Qatar high on the
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Al Jazeera reporter Asad Hashim wins AFP’s Kate Webb Prize
Al Jazeera correspondent Asad Hashim has been named the winner of the 2018 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize for his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in his native Pakistan.
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Sister of jailed Saudi female activist calls on Pompeo’s help
While US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Riyadh, he is expected to bring up sensitive issues like the wars in Yemen and Syria and the backlash against the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Trump says US will hurt Turkey economically if it hits Kurds
DUBAI: Three years ago, the world came together to design a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all in the backdrop of a litany of depressing statistics. Climate change was on
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Why sustainability is key to our future
DUBAI: Three years ago, the world came together to design a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all in the backdrop of a litany of depressing statistics. Climate change was on
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Egypt’s President El-Sisi makes whirlwind visit to Jordan
DUBAI: Three years ago, the world came together to design a blueprint for a better and more sustainable future for all in the backdrop of a litany of depressing statistics. Climate change was on
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Indonesia: Calls to include disaster education at schools
Children's organisations in Indonesia are urging the government to include disaster education in the school curriculum. Many children died during an earthquake last year because they didn't know how to protect themselves. Al Jazeera's
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Rejected from US, Haitian migrants form community in Mexico
Thousands of asylum seekers from Haiti who were denied entry in the United States two years ago have established a community on Mexico's northwestern border. Many have been granted work visas by the government,
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Indonesia finds cockpit voice recorder of crashed Lion Air plane
Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing all 189 on board, an official has said. Ridwan Djamaluddin, a deputy maritime
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US warns Turkey of economic ‘devastation’ if it hits Kurd forces
US President Donald Trump has threatened to "devastate" Turkey's economy if it carries out a military offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria, drawing a response from Ankara which warned Washington against "shadowing" the countries'


