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US to send 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East
Iraqi cleric Al-Sadr threatens to withdraw support for Abdul Mahdi’s government BAGHDAD: Moqtada Al-Sadr, the powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric, on Monday threatened to withdraw his ... -
US shares new images of Iranian activity after tanker attack
Iraqi cleric Al-Sadr threatens to withdraw support for Abdul Mahdi’s government BAGHDAD: Moqtada Al-Sadr, the powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric, on Monday threatened to withdraw his ... -
Pakistani activist known for criticism killed in Islamabad
MONTREAL: The Quebec provincial legislature on Sunday approved a controversial immigration bill that will replace a first-come, first-served standard for accepting migrants with one tied ... -
New Quebec law stresses migrants’ skills, thousands must reapply
Thirty people were killed late Sunday in a triple suicide bombing in northeast Nigeria, emergency services reported, in an attack bearing the hallmarks of the ... -
Hong Kong police begin to clear streets of protesters
HONG KONG: Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong walked free from prison on Monday and vowed to join historic anti-government protests rocking the finance ... -
Saudi crown prince, Pompeo send a message to Iran: End hostility or pay the price
JEDDAH: The US will take all actions necessary — “diplomatic and otherwise” — to deter Iran from disrupting Gulf energy supplies, US Secretary of State ... -
Thousands in Egypt attacked by stray dogs: Ministry
Saudi crown prince, Pompeo send a message to Iran: End hostility or pay the price JEDDAH: The US will take all actions necessary — “diplomatic ... -
Iraqi PM faces protests over power shortages and graft
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s exclusion from US sanctions on Iran and allowing it to import gas and electricity will not ease the pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister ... -
Britain ‘almost certain’ Iran was behind tanker attacks: FM Hunt
TOKYO: The Group of 20 major economies were set to agree a deal on reducing marine plastic waste at a meeting in Japan Sunday where ... -
G20 set to agree on marine plastic pollution deal
TOKYO: The Group of 20 major economies were set to agree a deal on reducing marine plastic waste at a meeting in Japan Sunday where ... -
UN counterterrorism chief makes controversial trip to Xinjiang
TEHRAN: Britain’s ambassador to Iran on Sunday denied he was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry after London accused Tehran of “almost certainly” being responsible ... -
Damaged Japanese tanker arrives at UAE anchorage
DUBAI: A Japanese tanker, attacked in the Gulf in an incident that sparked a new standoff between Washington and Tehran, “arrived safely” Sunday at an ... -
Netanyahu’s wife convicted of misusing public funds
DUBAI: A Japanese tanker, attacked in the Gulf in an incident that sparked a new standoff between Washington and Tehran, “arrived safely” Sunday at an ... -
Algeria’s ex finance minister appears before Supreme Court in corruption case: state TV
Algeria’s ex finance minister appears before Supreme Court in corruption case: state TV ALGIERS: Algeria’s former finance minister Karim Djoudi appeared before the Supreme Court ... -
Worshippers in hard hats to attend Notre-Dame’s first mass since fire
THE HAGUE: Mediterranean countries say they have taken a key step toward finding out the fate of thousands of migrants — many fleeing Syria’s war ... -
Mediterranean countries ramp up efforts to find missing migrants
THE HAGUE: Mediterranean countries say they have taken a key step toward finding out the fate of thousands of migrants — many fleeing Syria’s war ... -
Hong Kong news outlets say controversial extradition bill may be suspended
THE HAGUE: Mediterranean countries say they have taken a key step toward finding out the fate of thousands of migrants — many fleeing Syria’s war ... -
UK-Iranian begins fresh hunger strike in Tehran jail
LONDON: A British-Iranian mother being held in a Tehran prison on sedition charges has begun another hunger strike in protest at her detention, her husband ... -
Saudi-led Arab coalition targets Houthi sites in Sanaa
The Saudi-led coalition targeted Houthi military sites in Sanaa on Saturday, including the militia’s air defense systems, Al Arabiya reported. The spokesperson of the coalition, ... -
Mortar attack on Iraqi base home to US troops, no casualties
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi military says three mortar shells have hit an air base just north of Baghdad where American trainers are present, causing a small ...
