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Qatar Emir Ready For Gulf Crisis Talks With Conditions

Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for talks to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led bloc...

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Qatar Emir Ready For Gulf Crisis Dialogue With Conditions

Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for dialogue to resolve a diplomatic crisis with a Saudi-led...

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Qatar Ruler To Speak On Row With Saudi Arabia and Allies

Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is to address the nation Friday night in a televised speech, the first...

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Qatar Changes Anti-Terror Law Amid Gulf Row

Qatar announced on Thursday changes to its anti-terror legislation, one of the controversial issues at the core of the...

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US Praises Sudan Counter-Terror Efforts

The United States on Thursday praised Sudan's efforts in fighting terrorism ahead of a decision expected in October on...

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Saudi Arabia Sets Up State Security Agency

Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree Thursday setting up a new security agency for the oil-rich kingdom which...

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Qatar Says UAE Source of Hacking That Sparked Gulf Row

Qatar on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates of being behind the "hacking" of its national news agency that...

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Iran Slams ‘baseless’ Kuwait Claims Over Terror Plot

Iran threatened to reciprocate Kuwait's decision to expel most of its diplomats on Thursday, saying the accusations...

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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 Prince ‘arrested Over Leaked Abuse Videos’

A Saudi prince was arrested Thursday on King Salman's order, a state-run broadcaster reported, as outrage grew on...

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Kuwait Expels Iranian Diplomats Over ‘terror’ Cell

Kuwait on Thursday ordered the expulsion of about 15 Iranian diplomats after the emirate's top court convicted a...

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US Opposes Seat For DRCongo At UN Rights Council

The United States on Wednesday berated African countries for backing a bid by the Democratic Republic of Congo to win a...

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Saudi Police Release Snapchat ‘model In Skirt’ Without Charge

Saudi police have released without charge a woman who was filmed in a miniskirt at a historic site in the...

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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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20 Yemeni Civilians Reported Dead In Air Strike

An air raid in Yemen has killed at least 20 people mostly from the same family, the UN and witnesses said Wednesday,...

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Thai Smuggling Crackdown Leaves Myanmar’s Rohingya In Limbo

Five years have passed since Hla Hla Sein was forced into a displacement camp in western Myanmar for Rohingya Muslims,...

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US Sanctions Iran Over Missiles, Despite Nukes Compliance

The US slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program, just hours after Washington admitted...

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US Slaps New Iran Sanctions Over Ballistic Missiles, Terrorism

The United States announced new sanctions against Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and what it called...

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Saudi Authorities Investigate Snapchat Model In Miniskirt

Saudi authorities are investigating footage of a woman in a miniskirt and crop top walking through a historic site in...