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September 2, 2018

Pope calls for all parties to safeguard Syrian civilians in Idlib

Pope Francis on Sunday appealed to all parties who have influence in Syria to defend human rights and safeguard the civilian population in the rebel-held northern region of Idlib,...

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September 2, 2018

Egypt: New photo of frail Mubarak sparks furor

A new photo of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak looking frail and aged went viral on social media. Mubarak, 90, appeared sitting on a chair alongside a young woman...

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September 2, 2018

Yemenis protest in Aden as local currency plunges

Angry demonstrators on Sunday blocked a number of main roads in Yemen’s southern Aden province in protest of the rising cost of living as a result of the depreciating...

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September 2, 2018

Turkey expresses concern over militia clashes in Libya

Turkey on Saturday voiced concern over the violent clashes between rival militias in Libyan capital Tripoli that began earlier this week. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said:...

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September 2, 2018

Saudi sovereign fund appoints ex-CEO of Dow Chemical as special adviser

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign fund has named Andrew Liveris, the former chairman and chief executive of Dow Chemical, as a special adviser, in its highest-profile appointment of any global manufacturing...

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September 2, 2018

Syrian state media says electrical fault behind airbase blasts

An electrical fault caused a series of loud blasts early on Sunday near a military airbase outside the Syrian capital Damascus, a Syrian military source cited by state media...

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September 2, 2018

Kuwait emir announces visit to Washington, talks with Trump

Kuwait’s ruler will travel to Washington on Monday and hold talks with US President Donald Trump, the state news agency KUNA announced on Sunday. It was not immediately clear...

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September 2, 2018

Jordan says US move to halt UNRWA funding fuels radicalism

Jordan said on Saturday it regretted a US decision to halt funding to a United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, saying that jeopardising the fate of an agency that...

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September 2, 2018

Iran says it plans to boost ballistic, cruise missile capacity

Iran plans to boost its ballistic and cruise missile capacity and acquire modern fighter planes and submarines, the Iranian state news agency IRNA quoted a senior Defence Ministry official...

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September 2, 2018

Protesters gather at entrance to Iraq’s Nahr Bin Omar oilfield

About 150 protesters gathered at the main entrance to Iraq’s giant Nahr Bin Omar oilfield in the southern oil hub of Basra on Sunday, police said, amid growing unrest in...

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