Middle East

UN Security Council votes to remove Iraq from Chapter 7 of Charter

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NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council has voted to remove Iraq from Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, unanimously agreeing to lift the...

Middle East

Kerry resumes Israeli-Palestinian peace bid

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AMMAN: US Secretary of State John Kerry begins a new push on Thursday to revive peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, but there...

Middle East

Israel becomes world’s 6th largest arms exporter: report

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Israel has become the sixth largest arms exporter in the world, a newly released military intelligence report says. The report released on June 24 by...

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Father of the Web scolds “hypocritical” West over spying

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ONDON: The British inventor of the World Wide Web accused Western governments of hypocrisy in spying on the Internet while lecturing repressive leaders across...

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Qatari ruler abdicates power in favor of son Sheikh Tamim

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DOHA: Qatar ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has officially abdicated power in favour of his 33-year-old son, Sheikh Tamim, on Tuesday, in a...

Crime

Two Pakistanis beheaded in Saudi Arabia for armed robbery

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RIYADH: Two Pakistani men were beheaded on Monday in Saudi Arabia western city of Jeddah on armed robbery charges, the official SPA news agency...

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Qatari emir to hand power to his son: Arab TV

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DOHA: The Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has announced to hand over power to Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Arab...

Business

Saudi Arabia announces working week to Sunday-Thursday

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Islamabad: A statement released by Saudi national news agency SPA says that Saudi Arabia announces working week to Sunday-Thursday. Decreed by King Abdullah, will take effect as...

Middle East

12 killed in suicide attack in Shi’ite mosque in Baghdad

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BAGHDAD: At least 12 people were killed and 25 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shi'ite mosque in...

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ElBaradei urges President Morsi to resign ahead of opposition protests

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CAIRO: Senior Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei has urged President Mohamed Morsi to resign, ahead of mass anti-government protests on June 30. "For Egypt's sake,...

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