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Egypt Court Rules Against Island Transfer To Saudi

An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in favour of transferring two Red Sea islands to...

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US ‘mystified’ By Saudi Failure To Justify Qatar Embargo

The United States is "mystified" that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have failed to present details justifying their...

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Trump Says China Efforts On N.Korea ‘have Not Worked Out’

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to thank China for attempting to resolve tensions with North Korea,...

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Mali Ex-Rebels Reject National Charter On Peace Deal Anniversary

Mali's former rebel alliance on Tuesday rejected a national reconciliation charter unveiled on the second anniversary...

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Children of Jihadists Flown Back To Sudan From Libya

Sudanese authorities on Tuesday brought home from Libya eight children, including a one-year-old, whose parents are...

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France, US Agree UN Draft On Anti-Jihadist Sahel Force

France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the deployment...

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Kwesi Botchwey C’tee Report To Be ‘looked At’ Again – Asiedu Nketia

The recommendations of the Kwesi Botchwey-led committee of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will not be accepted...

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Akufo-Addo Swears In Former Chief Justice Onto Council of State

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday swore in the former Chief Justice of the Republic, Georgina Theodora...

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UN Chief Concerned About Possible Escalation In Syria

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the recent downings of a Syrian jet and of an Iranian-made...

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Iran’s Khamenei Hails Iraq’s ‘success’ Against Jihadists

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the...

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12,000 Camels, Sheep Forced Back To Qatar Amid Crisis

Due to the current Gulf crisis, Qatari farmers living in Saudi Arabia have been forced to trek back to their homeland...

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US-Led Coalition Says Syria Strike Killed ‘top IS Cleric’

The US-led coalition said Tuesday it had killed the Islamic State group's self-proclaimed top cleric in an air strike...

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Ukraine’s Poroshenko Scores Trump White House Meeting

US President Donald Trump greeted his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in the White House on Tuesday as...

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Govt-Backed DR Congo Militia Shot Babies, Hacked Toddlers

The UN accused DR Congo on Tuesday of backing a militia that has mutilated toddlers and hacked pregnant women in the...

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US-Led Coalition Downs Iran-Made Drone In Syria

A US warplane shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by pro-regime forces in southern Syria early Tuesday, officials...

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Clashes In South Yemen Kill Six Civilians

Clashes between Yemeni security forces and gunmen in the southern city of Aden on Tuesday left six civilians dead, a...

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Algeria Leader Drops Panama Papers Libel Suit Vs Le Monde

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday dropped a libel suit against Le Monde after the influential French...

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First Batch of Christian Pilgrims To Jet Off On July 15

Government’s Christian pilgrimage is set to take off on July 15, 2017, despite the early negative reception from some...

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‘Thousands Dead’ In Violence

More than 3,300 people have been killed in the violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai region since last...