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Bahrain Follows Trump Trip With Dissent Crackdown

Authorities in Bahrain have clamped down on dissent in the wake of US President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf last...

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Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields killed 11 soldiers,...

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Philippine Airstrikes Aimed At ISIS Kills 11 Soldiers In Friendly Fire

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed...

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Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed...

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Ex-Worker Kills Two Staff At Saudi School

A 'disgruntled' ex-employee of a Saudi private school shot dead two staff members and injured a third, the school's...

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Two Dead In Saudi School Shooting

A gunman killed two staff at a private school in the Saudi Arabian capital on Wednesday, a security source told AFP. "A...

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Britain’s May In Saudi Arabia Seeking Deals

British Prime Minister Theresa May held talks with Saudi officials on Tuesday, hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's...

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Saudi King Earns More Retweets Than Trump, Study Says

Donald Trump may be lighting up Twitter with strange new words and attacks on allies but in the battle for most...

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Bahrain Court Dissolves Secular Opposition Group

A Bahraini court dissolved a secular opposition party on Wednesday, a judicial official said, as authorities in the...

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Saudi Aramco-Hyundai In $5.2 Bn Shipyard Deal

Saudi Aramco is to build the region's biggest shipyard in a $5.2 billion joint venture with South Korea's Hyundai Heavy...

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Portland Stabbing Suspect Yells Slogans At Court Hearing

A murder suspect accused of killing two men during an anti-Muslim rant against two girls on board a train in Oregon...

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Question On Saudi Democracy Gives State Dept Pause

US officials came out Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump's first Middle East tour, but one question...

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US Ambassador Haley To Travel To Israel, UN Rights Council Meeting

US Ambassador Nikki Haley, who has accused the United Nations of anti-Israel bias, will travel to Israel next week and...

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New Trump Attack On Germany Widens Transatlantic Rift

The transatlantic diplomatic rift widened on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump responded to criticism from...

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Putin Talks Syria, Oil With Powerful Saudi Prince

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed cooperation on oil and the conflict in Syria with powerful Saudi...

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Norway ‘regrets’ Saudi Activist Deportation From Qatar

Norway says it "regrets" Qatar's expulsion of a Saudi Arabian human rights activist on his way to claim refugee status...

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First Batch of Hajj Pilgrims To Be Airlifted On August 10

The first batch of Muslims embarking on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, will leave Ghana on August 10,...

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Indonesian Islamist Leader Named Suspect In Porn Case

A Indonesian Islamist leader who helped organise mass protests against Jakarta's Christian governor has been named a...

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That’s Amoory! Brace of Goals Takes Al Ain Into Last Eight

Asian player of the year Omar Abdulrahman scored a brilliant double as Al Ain thrashed Esteghlal 6-1 to storm into the...