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Turkey crackdown on Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham network
ANKARA: Over the weekend, Turkey carried out counter-terrorism operations against the alleged members of Syria’s former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) in cities throughout the country.With HTS taking control of more strategic towns in
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Israeli energy minister on rare visit to Egypt
TEHRAN: The head of Iran’s nuclear program said Sunday that the Islamic Republic has begun “preliminary activities for designing” a modern process for 20-percent uranium enrichment for its 50-year-old research reactor in Tehran, signaling
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Dutch PM criticised after calling out ‘white wine sipping elites’
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte faced criticism on Sunday after making comments about what he called "white wine sipping elites in Amsterdam" who are not giving US President Donald Trump a fair chance. Rutte
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Iran artist puts spotlight on water shortage through music
Images of glowing light danced to a slow electronic beat, as an indistinguishable instrument radiated sound resembling flowing water. No more than a hundred people sat down in the darkened cavern in the northwest
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Nuclear chief: Iran advances technology to enrich uranium
The head of Iran's nuclear programme Ali Akbar Salehi has announced that the Islamic Republic has broken new ground on nuclear technology, with scientists taking the first steps to design a modern process for
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India security forces open fire at Kashmir funeral, 11 injured
At least 11 people have been injured after Indian security forces opened fire on mourners, who were attending the funeral of two rebels in Indian-administered Kashmir. Zeenat ul-Islam was killed along with his associate on Saturday in
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Israeli minister visits Egypt following invitation from Cairo
A senior Israeli minister has arrived in Cairo to attend an energy conference after receiving an invitation from the Egyptian government, Israel's energy ministry has said. Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz arrived in Cairo late
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US-backed Syrian force: Daesh is in ‘its final moments’
BEIRUT: Daesh militants are "living their final moments" in the last enclave they hold in Syria, near the Iraqi border, where the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have stepped up their attacks in the last
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‘White House asked Pentagon for options to strike Iran’: Wall Street Journal
KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas Sunday at crowds of anti-government protesters in Khartoum and the western war-torn region of Darfur after organizers called for nationwide rallies against President Omar Al-Bashir.The demonstrations in Darfur
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Sudan police fire tear gas as protests erupt in Khartoum, Darfur
CAIRO: Hundreds of protesters marched in and around Sudan's capital Khartoum on Sunday, the fourth week of unrest that began over skyrocketing prices and a failing economy but which now calls for the ouster of


