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Ukraine crisis becoming a problem for Gulf’s rich nations

Choosing sides in Ukraine's crisis would have once been easy for Gulf states, but growing ties with Moscow are forcing them to strike a balance.

Armenia cedes disputed land to Azerbaijan

YEREVAN (ARMENIA) — Armenia on Sunday was due to begin handing over disputed territory to Azerbaijan as part of a peace accord that ended six...

Saudi to gradually resume ‘Umrah’ pilgrimage

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round 'Umrah' pilgrimage for Muslims from October 4, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, seven months...

New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life

CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) — New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday for the massacre of...

COVID-19: Saudi asks Muslims to hold off Hajj plans

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Hajj minister asked Muslims on Tuesday to temporarily defer preparations for the annual pilgrimage amid uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.Earlier...

COVID-19: Grammy award winning US singer dies

WASHINGTON — Joe Diffie, a Grammy award-winning country music singer who had several chart-topping hits in the 1990s, has died of coronavirus. He was...

COVID-19: Italy reports 368 new deaths in 24 hours

Italy on Sunday reported 368 new deaths due to the novel Coronavirus as the country's death toll mounted to 1,809.

Russia-backed Assad regime strikes kill 21 civilians in Syria’s Idlib

BEIRUT — At least 21 civilians were killed on Tuesday as Syria’s regime intensified its bombardment of the last jihadist stronghold in the country’s...

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Kakapora farmers in distress as authorities neglect irrigation repairs

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