Saudi stance on Syria’s future firm, no place for Assad: Al-Jubeir BEIRUT, Aug 6, (Agencies): Syrian government troops advanced overnight against the Islamic State group …
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IS behind bomb plot in Australia
SYDNEY, Aug 5, (RTRS): An Australian man sent his unsuspecting brother to Sydney airport to catch an Etihad Airways flight carrying a home-made bomb disguised …
Read More »Blaze at 87-story Torch Tower put out
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug 5, (AP): Police in Dubai reopened the streets around one of the world’s tallest residential skyscrapers after firefighters put out …
Read More »Huge Trump murals appear on W. Bank barrier – UN chief to visit Israel, Palestine
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 5, (Agencies): UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will pay his first visit since taking the UN helm to Israel and the Palestinian …
Read More »China warns India with live-fire drill – ‘Restraint has limits’
BEIJING, Aug 5, (Agencies): Beijing is intensifying its warnings to Indian troops to get out of a contested region high in the Himalayas where China, …
Read More »New assembly dividing Venezuela starts work
‘Body breaching democratic order’ CARACAS, Aug 5, (AFP): A new assembly packed with allies of unpopular President Nicolas Maduro and with sweeping powers was to …
Read More »Qatar to offer permanent residency to some – Rights as Qataris
DUBAI, Aug 3, (Agencies): Qatar plans to allow some expatriates to obtain permanent residency, state news agency QNA reported, in the first move of its …
Read More »‘Sanctions breach N-deal’ – Khamenei vows to continue missile program
TEHRAN, Aug 3, (Agencies): Iran said new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday break the terms of its nuclear deal with the …
Read More »Netanyahu to build new settlements – Palestinian presidency criticizes Israel’s policy
RAMALLAH, Aug 3 (Agencies): Palestinian Presidency on Thursday criticized Israel’s policy and its bids to jeopardize the two States’ solution, said the Presidency Spokesman Nabil …
Read More »Japanese PM revamps cabinet – Abe embraces critical voices as he seeks new start
TOKYO, Aug 3, (Agencies): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday dumped arch-conservatives and embraced critical voices in a cabinet revamp he hopes will stem …
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