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New Syrian Pound Features Assad For First Time

The Syrian Central Bank has released the war-ravaged country's largest currency note yet, featuring the face of...

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Qatar To Respond After Arab Nations Extend Deadline

Qatar was to respond on Monday after Saudi Arabia and its allies gave a defiant Doha another 48 hours to accept a...

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Maldives Opposition In Fresh Bid To Take Parliament

Maldives opposition parties on Monday launched a new bid to seize control of parliament through a third attempt to...

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Singapore PM Faces Parliament Over Family Feud

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday rejected claims from his siblings that he abused power and engaged in nepotism...

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Dynamite Fishing, Drugs, Threaten Myanmar’s ‘sea Gypsies’

With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand,...

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Modi Set To Become First Indian PM To Visit Israel

Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday, the result of growing...

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Qatar Deadline Extended By 48 Hours

Saudi Arabia and its allies said early Monday they had decided to extend by 48 hours the deadline for Qatar to accept...

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Germany Urges ‘serious Dialogue’ To Resolve Qatar Crisis

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, who on Monday starts a tour of several Arab states, called for a "serious...

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San Francisco’s New Rodent Cafe

The rodent-borne bubonic plague may seem unappetizing, but for a few San Francisco visionaries, it proved just the...

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Taliban Kill 13 Pro-Government Fighters In North Afghanistan

The Taliban have killed 13 pro-government fighters in northern Afghanistan, ambushing them as they were on their way to...

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Drone Kills Two Qaeda Suspects In Yemen

A drone strike likely to have been carried out by the United States killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members in southern...

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US Warship Sails Close To S. China Sea Island Occupied By Beijing

An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of...

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Key Demands For Resolving Qatar Crisis

A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept 13 demands by several Arab states in return for lifting a de...

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Qatar Defiant As Deadline Nears To Resolve Gulf Rift

A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a de...

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Iraq Gains Ground In Mosul’s Old City As It Presses Assault On IS

Special forces have recaptured more of Mosul's historic heart as they press the final stages of an assault to drive the...

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Europe Is the New Hunting Ground For US Investors

After buying big American brands like Apple, Pepsi, Sotheby's and Yahoo!, activist shareholders - investors in search...

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Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’

President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...

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Qatar Says Arab Demands ‘made To Be Rejected’

Qatar said Saturday a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a crippling blockade were designed to be...

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US Navy Carrier Stops Off In Israel On Break From IS Fight

A US Navy supercarrier anchored off the Israeli port of Haifa Saturday on a break from operations supporting the US-led...