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Qatar Risks FIFA Action In Emir T-Shirt Protest
Qatar's national team could face disciplinary action from FIFA after players warmed up for a World Cup qualifier...
Mine Blast Kills Saudi Soldier On Yemen Border
A Saudi border guard died Tuesday in a landmine blast along the frontier with Yemen, the interior ministry said. The...
Garbage Dumped In Sea Off Lebanon Sparks Outrage
A "mountain of garbage" dumped at sea off Beirut under a deal between the government and a company has sparked outrage...
Saudis Insist No Blockade On Qatar As Gulf Crisis Simmers
Saudi Arabia insisted on Tuesday that its neighbour Qatar was not under blockade as a Gulf diplomatic dispute escalated...
Saudis Killed In Car Blast ‘wanted’ For Police Murders
Two Saudi suspects killed when their car exploded in a mainly Shiite district of the kingdom were wanted for murdering...
Ethiopian Airways To Open Cargo Terminal
Ethiopian Airlines has announced it will inaugurate its state-of-the-art Cargo Terminal-II during the Second ICAO...
UAE Score Last-Gasp Equaliser In Thai World Cup Qualifier
Ali Mabkhout's stoppage-time equaliser gave the United Arab Emirates a stay of execution but a 1-1 draw with Thailand...
Cholera Leaves Yemen Hospitals In Constant Code Black
At Yemen's Sabaeen Hospital, code black is an understatement: patients sleep three to a bed, on the bare floor or...
Qatar Crisis Turns Hostile On Social Media
The diplomatic crisis surrounding Qatar and other Gulf countries has remained a peaceful one for now, but open warfare...
IS Chemical Attacks Down In Syria
The Islamic State group is launching fewer chemical weapons attacks in Syria as their Iraqi stronghold in Mosul, where...
Iran Urges Gulf Peace Mechanism, Says Saudi Backing Militants
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday called for a permanent mechanism in the Gulf to resolve crises...
Turkey’s Erdogan Slams ‘inhumane’ Isolation of Qatar
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed the economic and political isolation of Qatar as inhumane and...
Australian Nurse Denies Running Illegal Surrogacy In Cambodia
An Australian nurse denied running an illegal surrogacy service in Cambodia when her trial began Tuesday, the first...
Thai Junta Vows To Force Through China Railway
Thailand's junta chief on Tuesday said he would invoke his 'absolute powers' to clear hurdles holding up a...
Hundreds Sick, Two Dead In Food Poisoning At Mosul Displaced Camp
A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians outside Mosul has left at least two dead and hundreds...
South Korea Urges Talks On Joint Football World Cup
South Korea's football association Tuesday said it wanted talks with China and Japan about a joint bid to host the 2030...
Heavy Rains Kill At Least 35 In Bangladesh
Heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 35 people in southeast Bangladesh, most of them buried under landslides,...
Gulf Air Embargo Only Applies To Qatar Companies
The air embargo imposed on Qatar only applies to airlines from Qatar or registered there, the United Arab Emirates...
War-Torn Kabul Becomes A Protected Site For Migratory Birds
A rare Afghan marsh that was once a royal hunting ground is set to come under the official protection of the UN...