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Houthis blocked aid convoy from leaving Hodeidah for Sanaa
The Iranian-allied Houthi militia on Saturday prevented an aid convoy that was headed for Sanaa from leaving Hodeidah, Yemen’s state news agency reported. The Houthis broke their agreement with the head of the Redeployment
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Israeli hard-line ministers to form new party ahead of vote
RABAT: Morocco arrested a Swiss national on Saturday in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian women, the counter-terrorism agency said.Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway were found
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After year of political deadlock, financial woes, what next for Lebanon?
BEIRUT: Over the course of 2018, Saudi Arabia opened cinemas for the first time in 35 years, Apple Inc. reached $1 trillion on the stock market, and the US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
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China says US ties stand at ‘new starting point’
China's foreign ministry has said the US-China relationship had endured storms, but that strong ties were important for the economies of both nations and for ensuring global stability and peace. Ministry spokesman Lu Kang
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Heavy rains, floods displace thousands of refugees in Syria
Thousands of families displaced by years of war in Syria are being displaced again. Two days of torrential rainfall in the country's northern region caused major flooding in refugee camps in Idlib and Aleppo.
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Morocco: Swiss national arrested over links to tourists’ killing
Moroccan authorities have arrested a Swiss national in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian women as part of an ongoing investigation, Morocco's Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) said. The two tourists, Louisa
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Yemen truce: Houthi rebels give control of Hodeidah port to navy
Yemen's Houthi rebels have handed over control of the vital port of Hodeidah to government forces. The transfer of the port of Hodeidah and two others is part of a peace deal reached in
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Arif Alvi: ‘We want peaceful relations with India’
Pakistan plays an increasingly important role in the world's geopolitical dynamics as the only predominantly Muslim country with nuclear weapons. But with a new government faced with an economy in crisis, can Pakistan overcome
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Morocco arrests Swiss national in connection with killing of Scandinavians
RABAT: Morocco arrested a Swiss national on Saturday in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian women, the counter-terrorism agency said.Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway were found
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Yemenis’ in-between moments amid civil war
IBB, YEMEN: A Yemeni farmer lounged on the ground by the side of the road, gazing at the beauty of the green mountain landscape, where the terraces were planted with corn, barbary figs and


