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US Laptop Ban Lifted In Egypt, Morocco
Egypt and Morocco's airlines have said a ban against carry-on laptops on US-bound flights has been lifted, leaving only...
Iran and Oman To Strengthen Ties Amid Gulf Crisis
Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, as a...
Myanmar Farmers Stage Week-Long Protest Over Land Grabs
Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered a seventh day of protest over land grabs on Wednesday, demanding the government...
Family of China’s Ailing Nobel Laureate Declines Artificial…
The family of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo declined to let doctors put him on artificial...
Curfew Imposed After Three Rebels Killed In Indian Kashmir
Authorities imposed a curfew Wednesday in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir after three rebels were killed in a...
Malaysia Condemned For Migrant Worker Crackdown
Malaysia has rounded up over 3,000 undocumented migrant workers this month in a major crackdown, prompting alarm...
Singapore Banker Handed New Convictions In 1MDB-Linked Case
A Singapore court Wednesday convicted a jailed banker of additional offences in a case linked to the international...
A Well Relayed Message Mr. President, But Why Must We Slave Abroad?
PRESIDENT of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, last Monday urged the government of Qatar to ensure...
Australia Looks To Reap Benefits of European Football Tourists
Arsenal play a double-header of friendly matches in Sydney this week and the arrival of the English Premier League...
China’s Nobel Laureate Suffers Organ Failure
The hospital treating China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo offered a grim update on his health on...
Singapore Urged To Halt Malaysian Drug Convict’s Execution
Human rights activists have urged Singapore to halt the looming execution of a Malaysian drug trafficker, citing a...
Marriage of Business and Sport Fuels Football Champions Cup
The cream of European football will be on display in the United States this month as the International Champions Cup...
Fitness and Finance Jostle For Football Pre-Season Spotlight
Real Madrid and Barcelona square off in a rare overseas Clasico while Manchester United and Manchester City meet for...
Arab States Say Qatar-US Terror Accord ‘insufficient’
An agreement between Qatar and the United States on combating terror funding is "insufficient", the four Arab states...
‘Champion of Champions’ Shastri New India Coach
India's new coach Ravi Shastri is expected to look for a good working relationship with captain Virat Kohli after a...
Total and Qatar Petroleum Unveil Vast Joint Oil Venture
Total and Qatar Petroleum on Tuesday unveiled a 25-year joint venture to develop the vast offshore Al-Shaheen oil...
US, Qatar Sign Agreement On Fighting Terrorism
The US and Qatar announced Tuesday they have signed an agreement on fighting terrorism, at a time when the emirate is...
Mosul’s Once-Thriving Old City Now A Grey Wasteland
Once the beating heart of Iraq's second-largest metropolis, the Old City of Mosul is now a broken wreck, its winding...
Syria Monitor Says IS Chief Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said Tuesday it had information from top Islamic State group...