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Kerry to return to Mideast next week in further peace push: sources

JERUSALEM: US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to return to Israel and the Palestinian territories next week for his fifth visit to...

Russia warns against claims about use of chemical weapons in Syria

MOSCOW: Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday warned against ‘speculations and provocation’ surrounding claims that Syrian forces used chemical weapons against militants, saying that...

Egypt court sentences 15 Americans in absentia in NGO case, jails 1

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced at least 15 US citizens in absentia to five years in jail and one American who stood...

US drones kill seven al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

ADEN: At least seven suspected al-Qaeda militants were killed in two US drone strikes in southern Yemen on Saturday morning, a local official said. The...

Benjamin Netanyahu wants “perfect partnership” with China

BEIJING:  In an interview with Chinese news agency, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said here on Wednesday that he wants  a "perfect partnership" between...

Three Lebanese soldiers killed near Syrian border

BAALBECK, Lebanon: Three Lebanese soldiers were killed by armed men at a checkpoint in eastern Bekaa Valley near the country’s border with Syria. Two soldiers...

Over 50 killed as series of bombs hit Baghdad Shi’ite districts

BAGHDAD: More than 50 people were killed in a series of explosions in markets and shopping areas in mainly Shi’ite neighborhoods across Baghdad on...

SKAI Holdings announces $1bn hotel project on The Palm Jumeirah

Dubai: SKAI Holdings, the Dubai-based real estate investment firm, today unveiled plans for its new US$1billion hotel and furnished residences project on the Palm...

US sanctions on four Syrian ministers, rebel leader

Washington: The Obama administration has added four Syrian government ministers to a US terror blacklist as well as the leader of an al Qaeda-linked...

At least 14 people killed in series of blasts across Iraq

KIRKUK: At least 14 people were killed while 23 others were injured in a series of bombings including two car bombs and a roadside...

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