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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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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Sand miner drowns in Jhelum River in Pulwama
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Be respectful to people’s mandate, Ruhullah Mehdi to Omar Abdullah
NC leader and Member of Parliament, Ruhullah Mehdi, Wednesday expressed scepticism about the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir in the near future.
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A soldier posted in Poonch was found dead after a suspected suicide bid on Sunday, officials said.
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