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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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Jordan announces holiday on Crown Prince’s wedding
Jordan announced a public holiday on June 1 to mark the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein, the eldest son of…
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Closely following Israeli strikes on Gaza, call for de-escalation: White House
The White House said on Tuesday it was closely following Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that killed three Palestinian…
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Tunisia says attacker kills four near synagogue
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry said an attacker had killed two police and two visitors while trying to reach a synagogue on…
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Saudi Arabia resumes work of its diplomatic mission in Syria
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that it will allow its diplomats to resume work in Damascus, more than a decade…
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Arab foreign ministers agree to readmit Syria to the Arab League
Arab government representatives in Cairo Sunday voted to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension. The vote…
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