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Qatar Is ‘undermining’ GCC Allies

The United Arab Emirates warned Qatar on Monday it could not belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council if it undermined...

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Renault Drives On To Record Sales In First Half

French automaker Renault said Monday it sold a record 1.9 million vehicles in the first six months on the back of...

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US-China Citizen Given 10 Years For Espionage In Iran

A Chinese American accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, local media reported on...

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Macron Chides Netanyahu On Settlements, Urges New Mideast Talks

French President Emmanuel Macron told Israel's visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that Paris opposes...

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Iran President’s Brother Held On Financial Crime Charges

Iran's judiciary on Sunday announced the arrest of President Hassan Rouhani's brother Hossein Fereydoun on financial...

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French FM In Kuwait For Gulf Crisis Talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on Sunday in a bid to bolster the...

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Yemen Troops Killed In Suspected Qaeda Attack

Five Yemeni soldiers were killed and three wounded Sunday when gunmen suspected of ties to Al-Qaeda opened fire on a...

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Macron, Netanyahu Mark 75 Years Since Paris Roundup of Jews

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday marked 75 years since the roundup of 13,000 Jews to be sent to Nazi death...

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Iran President’s Brother Arrested On Financial Crime Charges

The younger brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on financial crime...

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US Citizen Accused of ‘infiltration’ Sentenced To 10 Years

A United States citizen accused of "infiltration" in Iran has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, a spokesman for the...

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Iran Front Pages Mourn Trailblazing Female Mathematician

Iranian media have hailed trailblazing Iran-born mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani following her death from cancer, with...

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Row Over Netanyahu Invite To Paris Vel d’Hiv Ceremony

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in Paris Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of a notorious roundup...

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Maths ‘genius’ Maryam Mirzakhani Dies, Aged 40

Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who was the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, has died in a...

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France Aims To Be ‘facilitator’ In Gulf Crisis Talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Doha on Saturday that Paris wants to assist Kuwait-led mediation on...

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US Backs Ghana To Convert Her Nuclear Research Reactor

Ghana has again made history by being the first African country to successfully undergo a nuclear research reactor...

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US Federal Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban

A Hawaii judge has dealt a fresh setback to President Donald Trump's ban on travelers from six mainly-Muslim countries...

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Ankara, Doha Insist Turkish Base Will Stay In Qatar

Turkey and Qatar on Friday insisted Ankara would keep a new military base in the emirate, rejecting demands from other...

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Judge Weakens Trump Travel Ban

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s...

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Judge Expands Definition of ‘close Relative’

Grandparents and other relatives of people living in the US cannot be barred from entering under President Trump’s...