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Fourth-Choice Baxter To Coach South Africa Again

England-born Stuart Baxter was named South Africa coach Thursday for a second time after a saga in which three...

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Russia, Turkey and Iran Pen Deal On Establishing Safe Zones In Syria

Russia, Iran and Turkey have signed a deal calling for safe zones to be established inside Syria so that refugees can...

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Russia, Turkey, Iran Ink Deal On Safe Zones In Syria

Syrian regime allies Russia and Iran and rebel supporter Turkey on Thursday signed a memorandum on a Moscow-backed plan...

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Syria Rebels Return To Peace Talks

Syrian rebels on Thursday resumed participation in peace talks in the Kazakh capital Astana centred around a...

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Blast Traps At Least 26 Miners In Iran

An explosion at a mine in northern Iran on Wednesday left at least 26 workers trapped in a mile-long tunnel filled with...

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Hodeida Port Closure Would Be ‘disaster’ For Yemen

A closure of the Hodeida port would "bring disaster to Yemen," which is already on the brink of famine, the new head of...

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At Least 70 Miners Trapped After Iran Blast

At least 70 coal miners were trapped after an explosion in northern Iran on Wednesday, Iranian media said. The mine in...

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Fresh Syria Talks Hit Hurdles As Safe Zones Mooted

Syrian rebels said Wednesday they were suspending participation in a latest round of peace talks aimed at pushing a...

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Food Imports To War-Torn Yemen At All-Time Low

Yemen's commercial food imports are at a record low, driving up the cost of staples in what is now the world's largest...

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Syria Rebels ‘suspend’ Participation In Astana Peace Talks

Syrian rebels on Wednesday said they were suspending their participation as a latest round of peace talks began in...

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China To Launch Own Encyclopaedia To Rival Wikipedia

China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival...

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Iran’s Reformist Ex-President Backs Rouhani Reelection

Iran's reformist former president Mohammad Khatami has skirted a media ban to endorse moderate incumbent Hassan Rouhani...

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Top Saudi Royal Rules Out Rapprochement With Iran

A powerful Saudi royal said Tuesday that there could be no rapprochement between his country and Iran, which he said...

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Syria Rebel Delegation ‘arrives In Astana For Talks With Regime’

A Syrian rebel delegation has arrived in the Kazakh capital Astana for Russian-led talks aimed at ending the country's...

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Israel Shows Off F-35 Stealth Fighters For First Time

Israel showed off its new F-35 stealth fighter jets recently delivered from the United States on Tuesday as part of an...

International

OPEC Daily Basket Price Stood At $49.26 A Barrel

The price of OPEC basket of thirteen crudes stood at $49.26 a barrel on Monday, 1 May, 2017, compared with $49.32 the...

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Iran To Keep Up Military Support For Syria Regime

Iran will maintain its support for the Syrian government despite the deaths of hundreds of its advisers and volunteers...

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Iran Big Winner From Region’s Turmoil

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit warned Monday that Iran and Israel were the main beneficiaries of turmoil across the...

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Is One Term Presidency Becoming the New Phenomenon?

Is one term presidency becoming the new phenomenon? Former President John Dramani Mahama was voted out after serving...