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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...
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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...
China warns of ‘forceful measures’ over US new Tibet law
PTI, Beijing: China has warned the US that it would take “forceful measures” to resolutely safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump signed a...
US war veteran raises $12m in 5 days to build Trump’s wall
AFP, Miami : So far, US President Donald Trump can’t get the US Congress-or Mexico-to pay for the “beautiful” wall he has long promised to...
Erdogan vows to clear Syria of Kurd militia, IS
AFP, Istanbul :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to drive out a US-backed Kurdish militia and jihadists from Syria as Kurdish forces there...
Fresh anti-India protests in Kashmir as troops kill 6 rebels
AP, Srinagar, India :A gunbattle between Indian troops and Kashmiri rebels early Saturday left six militants dead and triggered a new round of anti-India protests...