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Last Syrian Rebel Stronghold

The northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, site of a presumed chemical attack, is the last remaining rebel bastion...

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Dead Sea To Come Alive With Concert By Electro Pioneer

The Dead Sea was to come alive with music and an extravagant light show Thursday with a concert by electro pioneer...

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Electro Music Pioneer Plans Dead Sea Show To Defy Trump

Pioneering electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre has said he wants to use an all-night concert at the Dead Sea to...

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Ofori-Tenkorang Appointed SSNIT Boss

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed an investment banker Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang as the Director-General of the...

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National Identification Project To Commence In July This Year

The National Identification Project will begin in July this year, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said....

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Ancient, Near-Pristine Buddha To Make Kabul Museum Debut

Having withstood time, the elements, looters and war, a spectacular Buddha restored and removed from one of...

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Colossus Found In Egypt May Have Depicted Psammetich I

An ancient colossus uncovered in Cairo last week may have depicted the famed pharaoh Psammetich I, Egypt's antiquities...

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Iran FM Says Netanyahu Faking History and Jewish Faith

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu of ignorance about history and the...

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Priceless Remains Lie In Ruins At Mosul Museum

It was once home to priceless archaeological treasures, but these days you get into Mosul museum in Iraq's second city...

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Pharoah Statues Found In Muddy Cairo Pit

Archaeologists in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb on Thursday uncovered two pharaonic statues dating back more than 3,000...

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France’s Jarre To Play Israel In Aid of Dead Sea

Electronic music pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre says he will perform in Israel next month in a concert to publicise the...

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Putin Urges Netanyahu To Focus On Present Iran Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Israel Thursday to focus on today's "different world" after premier Benjamin...

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Zika Virus In Canadian Patients ‘more Severe’ Than Expected

The impact of the Zika virus on infected Canadian travellers was “more severe” than expected, say researchers. A...

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Jihadist Tunnels Save Assyrian Winged Bulls of Mosul

Crawl through a labyrinth of narrow tunnels in near total darkness and suddenly they appear: two great winged bulls...

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Atop Palmyra’s Damaged Theatre, Syrian Musicians Sing of Return

Atop the ruins of Syria's famed Palmyra theatre, recently recaptured from the Islamic State group, teenage musician...

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Syria’s Ancient Palmyra, Symbol of Jihadist Destruction

Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, which government forces are again battling to retake from jihadists, has become a...

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Opening of Trump Tower In Vancouver Met With Protests

US President Donald Trump's two sons inaugurated a Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver, Canada Tuesday as...

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Antique Busts Ruined In Palmyra Will Return To Syria

Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group's destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra will soon be heading...

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Why Would US Embassy Move To Jerusalem Be Controversial?

President Donald Trump has said he might move America's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. With Prime Minister Benjamin...