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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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Italy Proposes Libya Pact To Curb Illegal Migration

Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti on Thursday proposed a pact with Libya to combat human trafficking during a...

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Newborn Among Migrants Reaching Italy After Rescue Off Libya

The first of more than 3,500 would-be migrants picked up off the coast of Libya in recent days arrived Wednesday in...

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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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War Has Cost $226 Billion To Syria Economy

Syria's six-year conflict has ravaged its infrastructure and caused losses to its economy of $226 billion, according to...

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Kuwait Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted

Kuwait Airways said Sunday that a ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound flights had been lifted by...

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FIFA Suspends Sudan For ‘government Interference’

FIFA said Friday it had suspended Sudan with immediate effect due to government interference in the Sudan Football...

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Qatar Airways Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban

Qatar Airways announced on Thursday that it had won exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...

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Emirates Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban

Emirates airline announced Wednesday that it had won an exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...

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US Lifts Laptop Ban On Flights From Istanbul

The United States lifted Wednesday a ban on carrying large electronic devices such as laptops in the cabin of US-bound...

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‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants

Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for...

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Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017

More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid...

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US OKs Laptops For Etihad Airways Flights Leaving Abu Dhabi

The United States has granted permission to the UAE's Etihad Airways for personal electronic devices to be allowed in...

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Heart Defect Survivor Kanu Nwankwo Advises Football Stakeholders

Retired Nigerian footballer, Kanu Nwankwo who battled with heart defects has weighed in on Late Ivorian footballer...

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Dozens Feared Drowned After ‘migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya’

Some 60 people are missing and believed drowned after the dinghy they were on sank off Libya, the International...

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Tiote’s Death A Wake Up Call

Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu says the recent death of Ivory Coast’s Cheick Tiote should be a wake up call to...

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Tiote’s Death A Wake Up Call

Former Nigeria captain Nwankwo Kanu says the recent death of Ivory Coast’s Cheick Tiote should be a wake up call to...

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In Madrid, Gay Activists From Muslim World Urge Freedom

The Arab Spring brought a taste of liberty for north Africa's gay and transgender communities, but six years on their...