Erdogan will `eradicate` ISIL in Syria: Trump
Al Jazeera News :US President Donald Trump has said his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, informed him he will “eradicate whatever is left of Isis...
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Anti-government protests continue in Sudan for fifth day
BBC Online :Protests in parts of Sudan continued for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, as doctors prepared to strike over the rising cost of...
The royal family open their presents on Christmas Eve?
Express.co.uk :Robert Jobson, royal expert and author of bestseller “Charles at Seventy”, told Express.co.uk the royal tradition of exchanging presents on Christmas Eve dates back...
Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to 281
AFP :The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 281, with more than 1,000 people injured, the national disaster agency said...
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Abbas likely to dissolve Palestinian parliamentAFP, RamallahPalestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Saturday he intended to dissolve the largely defunct Palestinian parliament controlled by his rivals...
Syrians in pro- Turkish rebels areas welcome US withdrawal
AFP, Azaz (Syria) :Residents and fighters in territory held by pro-Turkish rebels in northern Syria cautiously welcomed Washington’s decision to pull out troops, viewing it...
France’s Yellow Vest protests target borders ahead of Christmas
AFP, Paris :Three days from Christmas, fewer French “yellow vests” turned out for a sixth Saturday of protests, targeting border points as a fatal road...
Egypt’s new mega-museum set to open in 2020
AP, Cairo :On the Giza Plateau outside Cairo, thousands of Egyptians are laboring in the shadow of the pyramids to erect a monument worthy of...
Japan Emperor marks last birthday on throne, prays for peace
AP, Tokyo:Japan’s Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday – his last before his upcoming abdication – said he feels relieved that his reign is coming...
Even in exile, Jamal Khashoggi was reluctant to sever ties with Saudi Arabia
The Washington Post :Jamal Khashoggi had been in the United States for only a few months when the forces he had fled in Saudi Arabia...
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Pakistan plans to relax visa policy in bid to revive tourismReuters, Islamabad Pakistan is planning to ease visa restrictions for visitors from 55 countries, including...
UN Council votes to send observers to Yemen
AFP, United Nations :The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution that authorizes the deployment of observers to war-torn Yemen to oversee a...