Geography of Asia

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Trump Becomes First Sitting US President To Visit Western Wall

Donald Trump on Monday became the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall in the disputed city of...

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Indonesian Police Arrest 141 Men Over ‘gay Sex Party’

Indonesian police have arrested 141 men attending what they called a “gay sex party” at a sauna in the capital...

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City of Prayer and Conflict

Donald Trump was on Monday to become the first serving US president to visit the Western Wall, the holiest site where...

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Tensions Deepen Between Saudi, Iran, US After Trump Visit

The yawning gap between Tehran and Washington has grown even wider with US President Donald Trump's latest efforts to...

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China Sidesteps Duterte Claim of War Threat Over Sea Row

China on Monday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the...

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Government Regains Full Control of Homs

The Syrian government says its forces have regained total control of the central city of Homs after rebels left the...

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Trump Visits Israel Amid Tight Security

US President Donald Trump is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories, as he continues his Middle East trip. He...

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Netanyahu Says Jerusalem ‘always Israel’s Capital’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Jerusalem will always be the capital of the Jewish state,...

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Southern Yemenis Stage Independence Rally

Thousands of Yemenis who back southern secession demonstrated in second city Aden on Sunday as a self-proclaimed...

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Syria Regime Regains Total Control of Homs City

The Syrian regime on Sunday regained total control of the central city of Homs with the evacuation of rebels from the...

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Ivanka Praises Saudi ‘progress’ On Women’s Rights

President Trump's daughter Ivanka said Sunday that ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has made 'encouraging' progress in...

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Trump Calls For International Isolation of Iran

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Muslim countries to deny sanctuary to extremists and called for international...

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Prohibit Women Under 30 From Going To Middle East- Lawyer Proposes

A private legal practitioner, John Kwame Quayeson is urging the government to consider placing an embargo on women...

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Ivanka Trump Says Saudi Progress On Women ‘encouraging’

US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka said Sunday that ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has made "encouraging"...

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Bahrain Shiite Cleric Gets Suspended Jail Term

A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced revered Shiite cleric Isa Qassim to a suspended one-year jail term for illegal...

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Myanmar Stunt Bikers Dazzle On Yangon’s Streets

Skidding and screeching across the concrete the young bikers perform a carefully choreographed dance of gravity-defying...

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Syria Rebels Being Evacuated From Last Homs District

The last Syrian rebels and their families were being evacuated from the last opposition-held neighbourhood of the...

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US, Saudi Agree Arms Deals Worth Almost $110 Billion

Washington has agreed arms deals with Saudi Arabia worth almost $110 billion, a White House official said Saturday, the...

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Vice President Assures Muslims of Incident-Free Hajj

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has assured the Muslim Community that the Government would organise an...