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Iran TV Uses Green Screen To Bypass Headscarf Rules
For Iranian viewers sitting down for this year's primetime historical drama during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan,...
Saudi Aramco-Hyundai In $5.2 Bn Shipyard Deal
Saudi Aramco is to build the region's biggest shipyard in a $5.2 billion joint venture with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy...
Daughter of S. Korea’s ‘Rasputin’ Returns To Face Questioning
The equestrian daughter of South Korea's "Rasputin", whose lavish lifestyle in Europe was allegedly funded by millions...
Refugees Face ‘acute Crisis’ In Cyclone-Hit Bangladesh
Aid workers warned Wednesday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone damaged or destroyed thousands of homes...
Will Ghana Get A Factory In Every District?
When Nana Addo Dankwa Afufo-Addo, announced a year ago, as the leading opposition contender for the presidency, that if...
Nepal Pushes Back Polls A Third Time, Risks Monsoon Clash
Nepal on Wednesday postponed local elections for a third time after its tiny Muslim community expressed concerns about...
Taiwan Backlash Over Emirates Flag Ban
Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, faced fierce criticism in Taiwan Wednesday after it reportedly banned...
Indonesian ‘rainbow Village’ Is Internet Sensation
An Indonesian hamlet dubbed "the rainbow village" after being given a makeover in a kaleidoscope of colours is...
Six Days That Changed the Face of the Middle East
The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10,...
Yemen Facing ‘total Collapse’ As Fighting Continues, UN Warns
The United Nation's top humanitarian co-ordinator has said Yemen is facing "total social, economic and institutional...
Putin ‘convinced’ Damascus Not Behind April Chemical Attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview published Tuesday, said he was "convinced" the Syrian government was...
World Watches As Yemen Descends Into Total Collapse
Yemen is descending into total collapse, its people facing war, famine and a deadly outbreak of cholera, as the world...
Chess-Playing Robot Star of Taiwan Tech Fair
A chess-playing robot stole the show as Asia's largest tech fair kicked off in Taiwan with artificial intelligence...
Putin Talks Syria, Oil With Powerful Saudi Prince
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed cooperation on oil and the conflict in Syria with powerful Saudi...
Ministers Paint Stark Picture of Syria Economy
With oil production at its lowest in years, a total halt in phosphate exports and power generation sharply reduced,...
UN Rights Council Names Team To Probe Myanmar Rohingya Abuses
The UN rights council on Tuesday named a three-person team to probe alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya...
Myanmar Military Probing Suspect Civilian Deaths
Myanmar's military said Tuesday it was probing whether troops killed three civilians in the country's violence-wracked...
Norway ‘regrets’ Saudi Activist Deportation From Qatar
Norway says it "regrets" Qatar's expulsion of a Saudi Arabian human rights activist on his way to claim refugee status...
Chess-Playing Robot Star of Taiwan Tech Fair
A chess-playing robot stole the show as Asia's largest tech fair kicked off in Taiwan Tuesday with artificial...