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Israel’s Gantz races to form government
Jerusalem: After weeks of talks over a new Israeli government have gone around in circles, Benjamin Netanyahu’s rival Benny Gantz had just two days left Monday to form a coalition…
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Saudi king urges Iran to quit ‘harmful’ expansionism
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman urged arch-rival Iran on Wednesday to abandon an expansionist ideology that has “harmed” its own people, following violent street protests in the Islamic republic. A…
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Emirates slims Boeing purchase plans amid 777X delays
Dubai: Emirates Airline on Wednesday slimmed down its purchasing plans with Boeing amid delays in delivering an order of 156 of the new long-range 777X aircraft, substituting instead 30 of…
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Two US soldiers killed in chopper crash in Afghanistan
Kabul: Two US soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province on Wednesday, the NATO-led Resolute Support said. “The cause of the crash is under investigation,…
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Turkey threatens to ‘look elsewhere’ if F-35 dispute continues
Ankara: If the US stance on delivery of F-35 fighter jets does not change, Turkey would be forced to “look elsewhere” to meet its defense necessities, Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
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Iran to unblock internet once ‘abuse’ stops
Tehran: The Iranian government said Tuesday it will unblock the internet only when authorities are sure it will not be abused during violent demonstrations against a petrol price hike. Internet…
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Iran spy agency leaks reveal ‘vast’ sway in protest-hit Iraq
Baghdad: The details emerging Monday on a trove of leaked Iranian intelligence documents drove home the depth of its influence in Iraq, where anti-government protesters have accused Tehran of meddling and overreach.…
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Ghani, Pompeo discuss Haqqani militants’ release
Kabul:Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani held separate telephone talks with the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien and exchanged views on the release of…
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14 Taliban militants killed in Afghan air strike
Kunduz (Afghanistan): Atleast 14 Taliban militants, including a militants’ divisional commander, were killed in an air strike carried out by Afghan Air Force in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, police said.…
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Blasts heard near Damascus airport: Syrian state media
Damascus: Explosions were heard in Syria near Damascus airport, the official SANA news agency reported Tuesday. The agency gave no further details but the Israeli army announced at a similar…
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Israel intercepts four rockets launched from Syria: army
Jerusalem: Israel’s anti-missile defence system intercepted four rockets fired from neighbouring Syria on Tuesday, the army said. “No hits on Israeli communities were identified,” the army added in a WhatsApp…
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Three Iran security personnel killed by ‘rioters’: reports
Tehran:Three members of the Iranian security forces have been stabbed to death by “rioters” near Tehran, the ISNA and Fars news agencies reported late Monday. The assailants wielding knives and…
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Reema: The first Saudi girl to participate in ‘car rally’
Jeddah: Ms. Reema-al-Juffali will be the first Saudi girl who will participate in the car rally to be held on 22nd and 23rd November at Riyadh. This race is being…
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Emirates Airline announces $16 billion deal to buy 50 Airbus 350
Dubai: Emirates Airline said Monday it would buy 50 Airbus 350-900 widebody aircraft in a $16 billion deal, as it reorganises its fleet after cutting orders of the A380 superjumbo.…
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Yemen PM returns to Aden under deal with separatists
ADEN: Yemen’s prime minister on Monday flew back to the southern city of Aden under the terms of a peace deal with southern separatists who expelled the government from its…
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Iran calmer despite more ‘riots’ over oil price hikes
TEHRAN: Iran said it still faces “riots” even though the situation was calmer Monday after days of violent protests sparked by a shock decision to hike petrol prices in the…
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Clashes erupt between Yemeni warring sides in Hodeidah
ADEN: Sporadic clashes erupted between the pro-government forces and the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday, a military official said. “The Houthis launched a large-scale…
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Iranians entitled to protest, insecurity not tolerated: Rouhani
Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that his administration recognizes peoples right to hold protests against the government’s decision to ration gasoline and increase petrol prices, but emphasizedthat nobody would…
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Telangana worker commits suicide in Riyadh by hanging
By Irfan Mohammed Jeddah: In yet another incident of ‘live’ suicide by Telangana NRIs in the Gulf, a 50-year-old worker committed suicide in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The NRI threatened to…
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India extends Visa-on-Arrival facility to UAE nationals
Abu Dhabi: The Centre has extended the Visa-on-Arrival facility to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) nationals travelling to India in a bid to strengthen people-to-people and trade links, as well…
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8 injured in blast in Afghanistan’s Tagab
Mahmud-e-Raqi (Afghanistan): At least eight people including seven civilians were injured as a rickshaw bomb exploded in the bazaar of Tagab district of Afghanistan’s eastern Kapisa province on Sunday, police…
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Iran issues warning to fuel price hike protesters
Tehran: The Iranian government has warned that security officials will step up action against protesters who have taken to the streets across the country against the government’s decision to ration…
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Saudi Aramco flotation values oil giant at $1.7tn
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia on Sunday placed a preliminary valuation on state oil company Aramco of between $1.6 trillion and $1.7 trillion. The company has published an updated prospectus for its…
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Islamic world should unite to fight against the common enemy
Tehran: Supreme Leader of Iran, H.E. Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei while addressing an international conference in Tehran told the delegates that the xionist government of Israel is a fake one.…
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Protests erupt in Iran over fuel price hike
Tehran: Protests have erupted across Iran after the country began rationing on the purchase of gasoline and substantially increased the price of fuel in a move aimed at assisting the…
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Israel targets Hamas sites after rocket fire
Jerusalem:Israeli authorities on Saturday said it targeted sites controlled by the Hamas in several predawn airstrikes in Gaza after two rockets were fired at Israel from the Palestinian enclave, two…
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Iraq ‘will never be the same’ after protests: top Shiite cleric
Karbala (Iraq): Iraq will be deeply marked by weeks of demonstrations demanding sweeping reform, its top Shiite cleric said on Friday in some of his strongest remarks yet on the…
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Lebanon protesters angered by new PM pick
Beirut: Lebanese protesters demanding radical reform have reacted with anger to the reported designation of a new prime minister they regard as emblematic of a failed political system. According to…
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Climate change looms over giant Saudi energy IPO
Dubai: As investors weigh up the value of Saudi energy colossus Aramco ahead of its IPO next month, the global drive to contain climate change and waning demand for fossil…
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UAE: Jobseeker raped at gunpoint
Dubai: Dubai Court of First Instance sentenced a 19-year-old student to six months in jail for raping a female tourist at gunpoint. According to the report published in Khaleej Times,…
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