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Trial of Any MH17 Suspects To Be Held In Dutch Court

The trials of any suspects arrested in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine...

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Qatar Rivals Look To Next Move In Cairo Talks

Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss their next move in the Gulf diplomatic...

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Saudi Arabia and Allies To Meet In Cairo

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed...

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Saudi Arabia To Discuss Qatar Crisis With Allies

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies that have cut ties with Qatar will hold talks in Egypt on Wednesday on the Gulf diplomatic...

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Trump Walks Diplomatic Tightrope In First Putin Encounter

It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to...

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Saudi Receives Qatar Response To Demands

Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies said early Wednesday they had received Qatar's response to their list of demands for...

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Morocco Says UN To Resolve Western Sahara Dispute

Morocco's top diplomat said Tuesday that the United Nations is to lead efforts to end a dispute over a partially...

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List of Demands Put To Qatar ‘unrealistic’

Qatar's foreign minister said Tuesday that demands put to Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Gulf diplomatic...

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EU, Japan Schedule Summit To Strike Trade Deal

The European Union and Japan will hold a summit Thursday in hopes of sealing broad agreement on a massive trade deal...

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Under-Pressure Qatar Vows To Boost Gas Production

Under-pressure Qatar vowed a major boost to gas production Tuesday as a deadline approached for Doha to meet the...

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UN Tells Qatar To Mend Fences With Gulf Neighbours

The UN Security Council has told Qatar to sort out its differences with its Gulf neighbors, China's ambassador said...

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AU Chief ‘frustrated’ By African Inaction On Famine

African Union head Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday criticised member states for a lack of solidarity shown to nations on...

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Sudan’s Bashir Plans Maiden Russia Trip

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will visit Moscow for the first time in August following an invitation from his...

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Qatar Hands Over Response To Saudi-Led Demands To Kuwait

Qatar on Monday handed its official response to a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies to the emir of Kuwait,...

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Qatar Given New Deadline On Gulf Demands

Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face...

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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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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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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...