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White House adviser seeks common Iran strategy with Isr...

Jerusalem: The United States and Israel need a “common strategy” as world powers negotiate a new nuclear deal with Iran, the White Hous Read more...

Xi endorses HK’s ‘patriots only’ election ...

Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday endorsed Hong Kong’s first legislative elections held under new laws ensuring that only &ldqu Read more...

Prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downing ...

Schiphol (Netherlands): Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 ov Read more...

South African study offers Omicron hope

Cases appear to have peaked in South Africa’s Gauteng province, which is the region of the country where Omicron first emerged.

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$730 mn! UK court passes order in divorce case of Dubai...

London: A British court on Tuesday ordered the ruler of Dubai to pay his ex-wife and their children close to 550 million pounds ($730 million), in Read more...

Chile veers Left: Boric promises a remake ...

Santiago: Former leftist student leader Gabriel Boric will be under quick pressure from his youthful supporters to fulfill his promises to remake C Read more...

500 mn free Covid tests for US citizens

Washington: With the omicron variant on the march, President Joe Biden plans to announce 500 million free rapid tests for Americans, increased supp Read more...

Afghans to West: Return our frozen assets ...

Kabul: Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Kabul toward the shuttered U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, urging the release of Afghanistan& Read more...

Saudi reinvented: Desert Storm a rave!

Riyadh: The Saudi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman may have lifted a ban on women driving, and stopped the Muttawa or religious police from Read more...

Saudi-led forces target Sanaa airport in Yemen ...

Riyadh: Saudi-led coalition forces have carried out an air strike on an airport in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa. The coalition claimed that the airp Read more...