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UN’s Guterres: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince contributed to reaching Yemen agreement
Syrian refugees remain skeptical about return There are currently about 1 million Syrian refugee children of school age in the country Updated 15 December 2018 MENEKSE TOKYAY December 15, 2018 00:19 ANKARA: While Moscow
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Trump taps budget director Mulvaney as acting chief of staff
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that his budget chief, Mick Mulvaney, would take over as White House chief of staff on a temporary basis after former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie abruptly
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Iran, Russia, Turkey to meet UN envoy next week on Syria: UN
The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will hold talks with high-level officials from Iran, Russia and Turkey in Geneva early next week on setting up a constitutional committee, a UN
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How will Trump respond to the Senate’s rebuke of Saudi Arabia?
The war in Yemen began in late 2014 when Houthi rebels from the north took control of much of the country. Years of conflict have led to what the UN calls the worst humanitarian
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Erdogan: Audio of Khashoggi murder shows close MBS aides involved
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the perpetrators in the murder of Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi were "well known", and that audio recordings of the murder show that people close to
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Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF under pressure to fix the economy
Zimbabweans who are struggling to get by are hoping for some answers from the ruling ZANU-PF party, which is holding its first annual conference since the army deposed Robert Mugabe. The country is struggling
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Syrian refugees remain skeptical about return
RAMALLAH, West Bank: Israeli forces kept up a manhunt on Friday for a Palestinian who shot dead two soldiers in the occupied West Bank, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced right-wing pressure for a
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UN Yemen envoy pushes Security Council for robust truce monitoring
JEDDAH: King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia on Friday urged Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen to “embark on the path” toward a political solution to the country’s conflict. The
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Turkey targets military over alleged Gulen links
Syrian refugees remain skeptical about return There are currently about 1 million Syrian refugee children of school age in the country Updated 25 min 14 sec ago MENEKSE TOKYAY December 15, 2018 00:19 ANKARA:
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‘MPs don’t know what they want to do’: Q&A on UK’s Brexit crisis
London, United Kingdom - Former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said a week is a long time in politics. This week, the UK's ongoing political drama over the country's bid to depart the European


