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Ghana Midfielder Sulley Muntari Handed Number 21 Shirt At Deportivo La Coruna

Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari has been handed the number 21 shirt at his new side Deportivo La Coruna. The...

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Saudi Arabian Side To Cough Out EUR5m In 14 Days

Ittihad Jeddah to pay Muntari -The Federation of International Football (FIFA) has ordered Saudi Arabia Club Ittihad...

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Over 500 Would-Be Hajj Pilgrims Stranded In Tamale Due To ‘faulty Plane’

The first batch of over 500 Muslims who were to fly out of Ghana last night to perform this year’s hajj are currently...

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Qatar Accuses Saudis of Hampering Qatari Hajj Pilgrims

The Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims...

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Saudi Arabia Slams Qatar’s Criticisms of Hajj Pilgrimage Restrictions

Qatari authorities have accused Saudi Arabia of jeopardising the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca of Qatari pilgrims by...

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Pan-Islamic Body To Meet Over Jerusalem Crisis

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will meet in Istanbul next week for talks on the crisis around Jerusalem's...

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Erdogan Visits Gulf In Hope of Easing Qatar Crisis

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began on Sunday a key visit to the Gulf region aimed at defusing the standoff around...

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Saudi Lets Qataris Go On Hajj, Despite Diplomatic Row

Saudi Arabia said Thursday that Qataris wanting to perform this year's hajj will be authorised to enter the kingdom for...

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Saudi Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted

Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had been...

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AfDB, IsDB Sign New US$2bn Deal To Fund Energy, SMEs, Human Development Programmes

African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed a landmark agreement to strengthen...

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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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US Laptop Ban Lifted In Egypt, Morocco

Egypt and Morocco's airlines have said a ban against carry-on laptops on US-bound flights has been lifted, leaving only...

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U.S. Expects To Lift Laptop Ban Soon For Four Remaining Airports

The United States expects to lift the laptop ban soon for the four remaining foreign airports that are still impacted...

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Four Airports Remain Under US Laptop Ban

Four airports remain under a ban for carry-on laptops on US-bound flights, imposed amid fears that Islamic State is...

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Qatar Rejects Latest Threat of ‘siege Countries’

Qatar hit back Friday at a threat by four "siege countries" to impose further sanctions on the emirate over its refusal...

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Saudi Receives Qatar Response To Demands

Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies said early Wednesday they had received Qatar's response to their list of demands for...

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Saudi Agrees To Iran Consulates During Hajj

Iran will be allowed to set up temporary consulates in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage despite the absence of...

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Saudi King Salman Presides Over Reform Effort

Saudi King Salman, who ascended the throne in January 2015 and the last of the "Sudairi Seven" to rule, has presided...

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Turkey FM In Saudi For Talks On Gulf Crisis

Turkey's foreign minister visited Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks aimed at resolving the Gulf diplomatic crisis, as...