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Arab States Say Qatar-US Terror Accord ‘insufficient’

An agreement between Qatar and the United States on combating terror funding is "insufficient", the four Arab states...

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Total and Qatar Petroleum Unveil Vast Joint Oil Venture

Total and Qatar Petroleum on Tuesday unveiled a 25-year joint venture to develop the vast offshore Al-Shaheen oil...

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Tillerson In Qatar As Leaks Spark Fresh Gulf Tension

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Qatar Tuesday for talks on the Gulf diplomatic crisis as leaks of secret...

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Pakistan PM Clan and Ruling Party Reject Graft Report

Pakistan's governing party has rejected as "trash" a corruption report accusing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of living...

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Kuwait, US, Britain Urge Quick Solution To Gulf Crisis

Kuwait, the United States and Britain Monday called on all sides in the Gulf crisis to resolve their dispute through...

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Tillerson Looks To Defuse Qatar Crisis On Gulf Tour

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives Monday in Kuwait, the key mediator between Qatar and its Arab neighbours,...

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Jealous Man Blindfolds Then Maims Wife To Stop Her From Pursuing A Degree

A jealous husband is facing life in prison after chopping off his wife’s fingers because she began studying for a...

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Jihadists Battle Libya Forces In ‘liberated’ Benghazi

Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled army...

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Qatar Seeks ‘siege’ Compensation For Firms, Citizens

Qatar on Sunday announced it was establishing a committee to pursue compensation claims potentially worth billions of...

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Libya Strongman In UAE For Talks On Military ‘cooperation’

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar has met with UAE leaders for talks on military cooperation, state media said Sunday,...

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A Crisis Without End? Gulf States Settle In For Long-Haul

More than a month since the start of the diplomatic crisis gripping the Gulf, hopes of a swift resolution seem as...

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UK Foreign Minister Urges Arab States To End Qatar Boycott

British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday urged Arab states to end their Qatar boycott, downplaying the odds...

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Turkey Move the Proving Ground For Gyan

For many players, a move to a club that has struggled to avoid relegation for two straight seasons would be considered...

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Qatar Rejects Latest Threat of ‘siege Countries’

Qatar hit back Friday at a threat by four "siege countries" to impose further sanctions on the emirate over its refusal...

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KLM, Air France Asked To Reverse Ban of ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags On Their Flights

Ghana’s Consumer Protection Agency is demanding the cancellation of a ban of matted woven bags, popularly referred...

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KLM, Air France Asked To Reverse Ban of ‘Ghana Must Go’ Bags On Their Flights

Ghana’s Consumer Protection Agency is demanding the cancellation of a ban of matted woven bags, popularly referred...

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Saudi, Allies Slam Qatar Non-Compliance As Threat To Security

Saudi Arabia and its allies on Friday criticised Qatar's refusal to accept conditions to end the Gulf's biggest...

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Saudi Arabia Accuses Qatar of Using Twitter To Stoke Dissent

Saudi Arabia, which is leading a four-country blockade of Gulf neighbour Qatar, on Thursday accused Doha of being...

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Once Tax-Free, Saudi Arabia Starts Expat Levy

Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms...