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The Iran Nuclear Deal

The landmark nuclear deal signed two years ago on July 14, 2015 by Iran and major world powers led to a partial lifting...

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Two Years On, Nuclear Deal Has Fewer Friends In US and Iran

Signed with pomp and fanfare on July 14, 2015, the Iranian nuclear agreement was heralded as a triumph for American...

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East Timor Official Gets Life Ban For Match-Fixing

A top East Timor official has been banned for life from taking part in any football-related activity after he accepted...

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Trump Supported Us, Say Afghan Girls After Robotics Visa U-Turn

A team of Afghan girls who had been denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition spoke of Donald Trump's...

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Tillerson Leaves Gulf With No End In Sight To Qatar Crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday wrapped up a four-day mission to the Gulf with little sign of progress...

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Qatar Airways Boss Says ‘bullying’ Gulf States Will Hit Profits

Qatar Airways' outspoken boss Akbar Al-Baker accused neighbouring Gulf states Thursday of "bullying" his country during...

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Iran Cancer Researcher Says Was Denied Entry To US

An Iranian cancer researcher with alleged links to a hardline militia in the Islamic republic says he was denied entry...

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Four Policemen Killed In Southwest Pakistan

Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles killed four policemen in southwest Pakistan Thursday, the latest attack to target...

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Afghan Girl Roboticists Granted US Visas

A group of Afghan school girls taking part in a robotics competition in the US have been granted visas to attend it,...

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Afghan Girl Roboticists Granted US Visas

A group of Afghan school girls taking part in a robotics competition in the US have been granted visas to attend it,...

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In Reversal, Afghan Girls Get US Visas To Attend Robotics Competition

A team of Afghan girls who had been denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition are now allowed to come,...

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UN Blames Yemen Warring Sides For ‘man-Made’ Cholera Crisis

The UN aid chief on Wednesday blamed Yemen's warring parties and their foreign backers for a 'man-made' cholera...

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Tillerson To Meet Arab Ministers Over Qatar Boycott

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, touring the crisis-hit Gulf for a round of intense shuttle diplomacy, arrived in...

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ISIS Admits Its Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Is Dead

ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is...

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Iran and Oman To Strengthen Ties Amid Gulf Crisis

Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, as a...

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Total and Qatar Petroleum Unveil Vast Joint Oil Venture

Total and Qatar Petroleum on Tuesday unveiled a 25-year joint venture to develop the vast offshore Al-Shaheen oil...

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Tillerson In Qatar As Leaks Spark Fresh Gulf Tension

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Qatar Tuesday for talks on the Gulf diplomatic crisis as leaks of secret...

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Kuwait, US, Britain Urge Quick Solution To Gulf Crisis

Kuwait, the United States and Britain Monday called on all sides in the Gulf crisis to resolve their dispute through...

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Tillerson Looks To Defuse Qatar Crisis On Gulf Tour

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives Monday in Kuwait, the key mediator between Qatar and its Arab neighbours,...