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Imran Khan: Violence and mass arrests as former Pakistan PM charged with corruption
Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges a day after his arrest sparked nationwide…
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US stands with Sudanese people, ‘cautiously optimistic’: State Department official
The US will continue to stand with the Sudanese people despite “many setbacks,” a senior State Department official said Wednesday,…
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Kuwait suspends all work, entry visas for Filipinos
Kuwait has suspended all types of work and entry visas for Filipinos after the Philippines reportedly violated a bilateral labor…
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UAE’s Sultan al-Jaber underlines need to use tech to fight climate change
Global leaders must harness technology to combat climate change, the United Arab Emirates’ Sultan al-Jaber said during an Abu Dhabi conference on…
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Saudi Arabia sentences 18 people to 80 years in prison for drug use, possession
A Jeddah court has sentenced 17 Saudi nationals and one Syrian resident to a total of 80 years in prison after they…
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Saudi King invites Syria’s Assad to attend Arab League summit: Syrian presidency
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week’s Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, the presidency said Wednesday, the…
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UN chief condemns civilian deaths in Gaza, urges restraint by all
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned civilian deaths in Gaza as “unacceptable” and appealed for it to “stop immediately” and for…
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Israeli-Palestinian fighting continues, despite Egyptian ceasefire announcement
Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday, while Israel pressed ahead with a…
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Islamabad gears for protests by supporters of Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan
Supporters of Imran Khan were planning to march to Islamabad on Wednesday where the former Pakistan prime minister is in custody in…
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GCC gears up as Australia, N.Zealand sheep export bans shake regional food security
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest importer of sheep, and its similar food import-dependent neighbor, the UAE, are taking charge of…
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