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October 19, 2018

Goldman Sachs joins growing band of businesses snubbing Saudi conference

Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Thursday joined the growing list of high-profile businesses snubbing a Saudi investment conference next week amid mounting pressure on Riyad over the disappearance of...

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October 19, 2018

Tribe of slain Libya rebel commander protests at eastern oil port

Libyan tribesmen staged a demonstration at the eastern oil port of Hariga on Thursday in protest against the appointment of a government minister, a leading member of the tribe...

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October 19, 2018

Trump says Saudi journalist likely dead; Turkey searches for remains

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he presumes missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead and that the US response to Saudi Arabia will likely be “very severe” but...

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October 19, 2018

Putin says Daesh has seized 700 hostages in Syria

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Daesh militants had seized nearly 700 hostages in part of Syria controlled by US-backed forces and had executed some of them and...

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October 19, 2018

Algeria bans wearing of full-face veils at work

Algerian authorities on Thursday banned women from wearing full-face veils, or niqabs, at work, citing reasons of identification for the decision, Reuters reports. The country has been split between moderate...

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October 19, 2018

Saudi prince: ‘The King ordered Khashoggi's death and Mohammed bin Salman carried it out’

Dissident Saudi Prince Khalid bin Farhan Al-Saud has demanded King Salman bin Abdulaziz to abdicate the throne in favour of his brother Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz after the disappearance...

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October 19, 2018

Turkish Justice Minister: Court to demand return of those involved in the case of killing Khashoggi

Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said on Thursday that the court could request the return of those involved in the case of Jamal Khashoggi to Turkey. The Saudi journalist...

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October 19, 2018

US lawmakers seek sanctions on Riyadh over Khashoggi

More than 40 lawmakers on Thursday urged US President Donald Trump to impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act on those responsible for a missing Saudi journalist’s murder, Anadolu...

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October 18, 2018

Egypt reveals details of its ‘new military drones’

Egypt has unveiled video footage of its new unmanned aerial aircraft system which it recently added to its Air Force fleet...

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October 18, 2018

Could Saudi Arabia take steps to punish America?

Could Saudi Arabia take steps to punish America? In the wake of the disappearance, and presumed murder, of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it’s a pertinent question. Theoretically, the Saudi government...

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