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Gulf Ministers Condemn Iran’s Support To Bahrain ‘terrorists’

Gulf ministers meeting in Riyadh on Thursday condemned what they termed Iran's support for "terrorist gangs" in Bahrain...

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Trump Lifts Rights Conditions On Bahrain Arms Sales

The US State Department is removing human rights conditions on a large sale of F-16 fighter jets to Bahrain, as the...

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Iran Denies Meddling In Arab World

Iran strongly denied any meddling on Thursday after Arab leaders condemned "foreign interference" in their affairs in a...

International

CAF Elections: Hayatou’s Defeat

The election of Ahmad Ahmad as new CAF President boosts Gianni Infantino’s power. The key question remains: Was there...

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Bahraini, 18, Dies After Attack On Cleric’s Home

An 18-year-old Bahraini died Friday, nearly two months after he was shot in the head near a top opposition cleric's...

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Where Are the Leaders Now?

What happened to the leaders whose power was challenged in the so-called Arab Spring that began in late 2010? Here is a...

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‘Ball In Israeli Court,’ Says Palestinian FA Chief

Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub insisted on Thursday the ball is now in Israel's court after a meeting at FIFA...

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FIFA Meets Today To Decide Over Replay of South Africa-Senegal Clash After Referee’s Ban

FIFA legal experts are meeting on Thursday to examine their regulations to decide whether South Africa's World Cup...

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Kampala Hosts First Major Sports Showpiece

The World Cross Country Championship takes place in Kampala Sunday in Uganda's biggest ever sports showpiece, with the...

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Palestinian, Israeli Football Officials In ‘heated’ Meeting

Palestinian and Israeli football officials were involved in "heated" talks Wednesday as FIFA attempted to mediate...

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Bahrain Charges Opposition Figure With ‘inciting Hatred’

Bahraini liberal opposition figure Ibrahim Sharif was charged on Monday with "inciting hatred" against the regime with...

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Iran Pilgrims To Join This Year’s Hajj

Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year's annual hajj, Saudi Arabia said on Friday, after an absence last year...

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Bahrain Seeks Dissolution of Secular Opposition Party

Bahrain's justice ministry said Monday it filed a lawsuit to dissolve a secular opposition party, the state-run news...

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Bahrain Approves Military Trial For Civilians

Bahrain's upper house of parliament on Sunday approved a constitutional amendment which grants military courts the...

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Bahrain Says 25 Arrested Over Jailbreak, Unrest

Bahrain said Saturday that it had arrested 25 suspects accused of involvement in unrest in the Sunni-ruled kingdom,...

International

Some Promises Kept But Tired Old Words Are Not Enough

If Gianni Infantino should be upset at scepticism enshrouding his first year as FIFA president then he need only delve...

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Gulf Cyber Attacks On Rise, Conference Told

Gulf countries must tighten coordination to fight an increasing number of cyber attacks, experts said on Monday, as one...

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Saudi Minister In Talks With Iran Team Over Hajj

A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual...

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4 Arrested For Human Trafficking

The police have raided and arrested four persons including an Arabian for allegedly being part of a human trafficking...