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Clashes At Protest To Support Palestinian Hunger Strikers

Several dozen Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces Thursday outside a prison where detainees are on a...

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Saudi Malls To Hire Locals Only

Foreigners will no longer be allowed to work in Saudi Arabia's numerous shopping malls, the labour ministry announced...

International

US Accuses Iran of ‘alarming Provocations’ Amid Nuclear Tensions

The US secretary of state has accused Iran of "alarming ongoing provocations" aimed at destabilising the Middle East...

Business

Gov’t To Give Between $5,000 and $5 Million To Ghanaians To Start Factories In Districts

Ghanaians seeking to establish factories under the government’s One District, One Factory programme are to receive...

Business

Government Unveils National Policy Summit

The Ministry of Information has launched a national policy summit aimed at regularly informing the public on detailed...

Business

IMF Projects 71.7% Debt-To-GDP Ratio For Ghana This Year

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ghana will end the year without making significant progress in reducing its...

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Only ‘superman’ Government Can Achieve 103 Promises In 100 Days – Kwesi Pratt

The Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has described the Akufo Addo led-government as a...

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Suhum NPP and NDC Smoke Peace Pipe

Young activists of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Suhum Constituency of...

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UN Urges Saudi Coalition Not To Bomb Yemen Port

The United Nations called Thursday on the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen not to bomb the rebel-held port of...

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Trump To Attend Asia Summits

Donald Trump will attend a series of key summits in Asia in November, his vice president said Thursday, adding it was a...

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UN, Russia Set For Syria Meet Without US

The UN's Syria envoy said Thursday that he will hold talks with Russian officials next week but without the US present...

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Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest

Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in...

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Pentagon Chief Pledges Support For Egypt’s Sisi

US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and top brass in Cairo on Thursday,...

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NPP Abandons Supporter After Rally Accident

Starr News has learnt that a 34-year-old staunch supporter of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) who reportedly had...

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Curfew Imposed On Nkonya & Alavanyo After Two People Were Shot Dead

Barely 24 hours after the Nkonya-Alavanyo curfew was lifted, two people have been shot dead in renewed clashes between...

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Egypt Army Says Senior IS Cleric Killed In Sinai

The Egyptian military said Thursday it killed a senior Islamic State group cleric and 18 jihadists in air strikes in...

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Scared Syrian Evacuees Stuck At Site of Deadly Bombing

Hundreds of frightened Syrians being evacuated from besieged towns were stuck Thursday at a rebel-held transit point...

International

Bill Gates Urges UK To Protect Foreign Aid

Reducing the UK government's commitment to foreign aid spending would cost lives, American billionaire philanthropist...

International

GM Says Venezuelan Car Plant Is Seized By Government

General Motors has said its Venezuelan car plant has been seized by the government as political tension rises in the...