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Lebanon completes 1st phase of disarming Hezbollah down south
The first phase of a plan to disarm Hezbollah in southern Lebanon has been completed, the country’s army said Thursday.…
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NYC Mayor Mamdani uses Ottoman-era Quran for oath taking
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday said that he took the oath during his inauguration using an 18th-century…
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Somalia condemns Israeli FM’s Somaliland visit as ‘unauthorized incursion’
Somalia on Tuesday strongly condemned what it described as an “unauthorized incursion” by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar into Somaliland,…
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Syria government team engaged in fresh negotiations with Israel
A Syrian government delegation is taking part in renewed negotiations with Israel under U.S. coordination and mediation, Syrian media said…
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Death toll climbs to 16 as Iran rocked by weeklong protests
The death toll in weeklong Iran unrest has climbed to at least 16, rights groups said Sunday, as protests over…
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Iran protestors’ economic demands fair, Khamenei says, warns ‘rioters’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that protesters’ economic demands are fair, while cautioning that authorities would take…
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Angelina Jolie meets Red Crescent teams at Rafah crossing near Gaza
Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing into Gaza on Friday, meeting with Red Crescent workers…
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Global AI Show 2026 in Riyadh to Showcase AI Revolution
Understanding Saudi Arabia’s Expanding Role in the Global AI Landscape More than 10,000 global attendees, spanning government officials, enterprise leaders,…
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AIIB loans $250m for Beijing coal-to-gas conversion
A worker installs gas pineline at a village in Anping township of Xianghe county, Hebei province, Nov 2, 2017.…
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Why is Xi Jinping So Powerful? An Overview of Xi’s Power
Why is Xi Jinping So Powerful? This article traces the sources of power of Xi Jinping, President of the People’s…
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