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Ahmadinejad Supports Former Deputy In Iran Election

Former hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday he would support a long-time ally in May's...

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Global Outcry Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 civilians in rebel-held northwestern Syria has prompted widespread...

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‘Chemical Attack’ Leaves US Syria Policy In Disarray

The United States' stumbling response Tuesday to the latest apparent chemical weapons strike in Syria underlined the...

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Eritrea Slams US Sanctions After North Korea Military Deal

Eritrea has criticised the United States for slapping "misguided" sanctions on its navy, a month after it emerged the...

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Evacuation of Syria Towns Delayed

The implementation of a deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns has been delayed over last-minute negotiations, a...

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Britain’s May Heads To Saudi Seeking Deals

British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense...

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Iran Cleric Says Bad Driving A Sin As 700 Die Over New Year

Some 700 people were killed over the Persian new year on roads in Iran, which are among the deadliest in the world...

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1.7 Million Ghanaians Applied For US Visa Lottery In 2015

It has emerged that about 1.7 million Ghanaians sought to leave Ghana for the US in 2015 through the US visa lottery....

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1.7 Million Ghanaians Applied For US Visa Lottery In 2015

It has emerged that about 1.7 million Ghanaians sought to leave Ghana for the US in 2015 through the US visa lottery....

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Seven Charged Over Asylum Teen Attack In Croydon

The boy was waiting at a bus stop in Croydon with two friends when he was chased and then attacked Two sets of siblings...

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US Conducts Around 20 More Strikes In Yemen

US aircraft have conducted about 20 additional air strikes on Al-Qaeda in Yemen in recent days, the Pentagon said...

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Israel Fears ‘Iranian Crescent’ In Middle East

Israel fears an "Iranian crescent" may be forming in the Middle East because of Tehran's influence in Syria and its...

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Bahrain Cuts Opposition Chief’s Jail Term

Bahrain's top court on Monday reduced the jail sentence of Shiite opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman, who has been in...

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Britain Apologises After Egg Thrown At Saudi General

Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media...

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Iranian Women Players Snookered For ‘un-Islamic’ Acts

Iran has banned some of its women players from billiard sports competitions for a year for violating the Islamic codes...

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Removing Assad ‘not Our Priority’

The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Washington is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar...

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Democrats Urge Probe of Trump Ties To Iran-Linked Oligarch

Senior Senate Democrats on Thursday said they were demanding the US government investigate connections between...

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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...