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“The Unforgiven”: Qatar’s Al-Ghufran tribe members tell of loss and deportation
JEDDAH: How painful it must be for someone to find themselves barred overnight from entering their homeland, to find themselves stateless and homeless in a foreign country, or to be thrown into jail simply because
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Israeli officials wrap up Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing
“The Unforgiven”: Qatar’s Al-Ghufran tribe members tell of loss and deportation JEDDAH: How painful it must be for someone to find themselves barred overnight from entering their homeland, to find themselves stateless and homeless in
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Ecuador fuel protests: Major roads blockaded across the country
Protesters in Ecuador are blocking roads across the country in the fifth day of demonstrations against the introduction of austerity measures, which include cancelling fuel subsidies that have been in place for 40 years.
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‘New chapter’: What a left-wing victory means for Kosovo
Pristina, Kosovo - The left-wing Vetevendosje, or Self Determination Movement party, won snap elections held on Sunday in Kosovo, with 25 percent of the vote. It was the fourth election in Europe's youngest nation since it
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US troops in northern Syria will no longer be near Turkish border: White House
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will not resign in response to the demands of demonstrators and his new package of solutions will not ease the pressure on him to abandon the corrupt
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Iraqi protesters vow to continue regardless of government offers
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi will not resign in response to the demands of demonstrators and his new package of solutions will not ease the pressure on him to abandon the corrupt
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White House: Turkey to begin military operation in northern Syria
Turkey will soon invade northern Syria, the White House announced, casting uncertainty on the fate of Kurdish fighters allied with the US in the campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or
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Afghanistan ‘frees’ several Taliban prisoners
Taliban officials said that several of the armed group's members have been freed from Afghan jails, including former shadow governors, the first move of its kind since a peace deal that seemed imminent was
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Turkey expands its footprint in Syria with new university faculties
TUNIS: Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of a successful but hectic transition to democracy since the North African country’s 2011 revolution.Polling stations open for the seven-million electorate at
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Teachers in Jordan return to class with 35% rise in pay
TUNIS: Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of a successful but hectic transition to democracy since the North African country’s 2011 revolution.Polling stations open for the seven-million electorate at


