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US Retailer To Pay $3mn Fine, Return Iraqi Artifacts

US arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby has agreed to forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts and pay $3 million...

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UN Political Chief In Kuwait To Discuss Gulf Crisis

The UN's political chief, Jeffrey Feltman, is in Kuwait for talks on ending the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its...

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Barcelona’s Football Star Alba Steps Into Gulf Crisis

Barcelona star Jordi Alba has become the latest Spanish footballer to enter the Gulf diplomatic crisis after he was...

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Saudi-Led Bloc Regrets ‘negative’ Qatar Response To Demands

Foreign ministers of the Saudi-led bloc that imposed an embargo on Qatar said Wednesday they regretted the emirate's...

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Ghana Striker Asamoah Gyan Signs For Turkey’s Kayserispor

He joins from the Chinese side Shanghai SIGP, who had loaned him to Al Ahli in the United Arab Emirates last season....

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Ghana Striker Asamoah Gyan Signs For Turkey’s Kayserispor

He joins from the Chinese side Shanghai SIGP, who had loaned him to Al Ahli in the United Arab Emirates last season....

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US Laptop Ban Lifted On Emirates and Turkish Airlines

Emirates has said the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the United States. In March, the US...

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US Laptop Ban Lifted On Emirates and Turkish Airlines

Emirates has said the cabin ban on laptops no longer applies on its flights to the United States. In March, the US...

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Qatar Rivals Look To Next Move In Cairo Talks

Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss their next move in the Gulf diplomatic...

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Emirates Says Flights Now Exempt From US Laptop Ban

Emirates airline announced Wednesday that it had won an exemption from a US ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet...

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US Lifts Laptop Ban On Flights From Istanbul

The United States lifted Wednesday a ban on carrying large electronic devices such as laptops in the cabin of US-bound...

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Saudi Arabia and Allies To Meet In Cairo

Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are to discuss the Qatar crisis, a month after they severed...

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Saudi Arabia To Discuss Qatar Crisis With Allies

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies that have cut ties with Qatar will hold talks in Egypt on Wednesday on the Gulf diplomatic...

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Saudi Receives Qatar Response To Demands

Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies said early Wednesday they had received Qatar's response to their list of demands for...

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List of Demands Put To Qatar ‘unrealistic’

Qatar's foreign minister said Tuesday that demands put to Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies in the Gulf diplomatic...

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Pakistan Appoints Sarfraz Test Captain

Pakistan Tuesday rewarded Sarfraz Ahmed with the country's Test captaincy, a fortnight after he led the national team...

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Under-Pressure Qatar Vows To Boost Gas Production

Under-pressure Qatar vowed a major boost to gas production Tuesday as a deadline approached for Doha to meet the...

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UN Tells Qatar To Mend Fences With Gulf Neighbours

The UN Security Council has told Qatar to sort out its differences with its Gulf neighbors, China's ambassador said...

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Qatar Finds Way Round Embargo But ‘nightmare’ Continues

Nearly a month since Qatar was isolated by its Gulf neighbours, residents of the emirate have learned to adapt to the...