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Saudi king backs son amid furore over Khashoggi murder
Riyadh: Saudi King Salman stood by the crown prince and heaped praise on the judiciary Monday, in hi…
US Muslim lawmaker-elect in proposal to end head-covering ban in Congress
Washington: A Muslim congresswoman-elect has co-authored changes to a longstanding rule banning the …
Trump plans key staff changes at crucial point in presidency
Washington: President Donald Trump is planning to make several key staffing changes as he prepares t…
N. Korea swiftly expels US citizen amid nuclear talks
Seoul: North Korea said Friday it had expelled a US citizen who tried to enter illegally, an unusual…
CNN reporter returns to White House after pass reinstated
Washington: The White House agreed Friday to allow CNN reporter Jim Acosta back in after a judge rul…
US Senate votes against blocking Bahrain arms sale
Washington: The US Senate on Thursday rejected a long-shot effort to block $300 million in arms sale…
US politician stands to win election by one vote
Chicago: It was an oft-repeated mantra of the hotly-contested US midterm elections: “Every vot…
Netanyahu battles to save weakened ruling coalition
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party denied Friday that he had d…
Netanyahu plots next moves in Israel coalition crisis
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plotted his next moves Thursday after his defen…
Newly assertive Melania Trump puts the first back in First Lady
Washington: In the White House this week, Trump’s the boss. Melania Trump, that is. After two …
Putin says oil at $70 per barrel ‘suits’ Russia
Singapore: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the price of oil at $70 per barrel &#…
Next US House foreign affairs chief vows to check Trump, warns Russia
Washington: The incoming head of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee warned Thursday of election-…
Sri Lanka cricket star joins Rajapakse’s party
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former cricket captain Tillakaratne Dilshan Wednesday joined the politica…
Saudi hosts new conference in shadow of critic’s murder
Riyadh: Cyborg artists, parkour pioneers and a British boxing star headlined a Saudi youth conferenc…
US lawmakers introduce bill hitting China for Uighur repression
Washington: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday seeking to punish Ch…
US security chief Bolton vows to ‘squeeze’ Iran
Singapore: US National Security Advisor John Bolton vowed Tuesday to “squeeze” Iran R…
Iraq to launch probe on millions of dollars lost to rains
Baghdad: Iraq’s parliament is to investigate how $6 million worth of local currency stored in …
Trump says N.Korea missile work ‘normal’
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States was aware of undeclared North…
Saudi king to resume domestic tour amid Khashoggi fallout
Riyadh: Saudi King Salman will resume an unprecedented domestic tour next week, the royal court said…