Middle East
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One dead in Iran defense research unit ‘accident’
TEHRAN: Iran said Thursday an engineer was killed in an “accident” at a defense research unit in an area near…
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Qatar braces for 200K daily World Cup passengers
DOHA: Qatar expects up to 200,000 air passengers a day during the World Cup, authorities said Thursday, with airlines across…
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Turkey: Zionist ties to help Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Turkey’s diplomatic thaw with the Zionist entity will help the Palestinians, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday during…
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Seeking new start, Russians move to Dubai
DUBAI: As the Ukraine war drags on, more and more Russian professionals are moving to Dubai, the business-friendly Gulf emirate…
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Young voters shake grip of Lebanon parties
BEIRUT: Lebanese law student Charbel Chaaya spent the election campaign distributing flyers in Beirut and trying to convince his parents…
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Oman, Iran sign deals; Raisi warns to ‘avenge’ killing
MUSCAT: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Oman on Monday as the two countries signed a string of trade deals…
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World Cup police brace for huge crowds in Doha
DOHA: Controlling hundreds of thousands of football fans in Qatar’s capital will be the biggest security challenge of World Cup…
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Turtles freed in Tunisia with tracking monitor
SFAX, Tunisia: Three rescued loggerhead turtles were released into the Mediterranean off Tunisia on Sunday, one with a tracking beacon…
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For Iraqis back from Syria, life on hold in ‘rehabilitation’ camp
JADAA CAMP, Iraq: Awatef Massud is longing to reunite with her Iraqi family after years spent in Syria, but first…
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Rich Lebanese buy ‘island passports’ as crisis bites
BEIRUT: Fearing visa hassles could cost him his job in Dubai while an economic collapse had dashed any homecoming options,…
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Speaker slams ‘surrenderers’, urges support for Palestinians
CAIRO: Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem on Saturday called for supporting moderate Palestinian forces in the face of recurring…
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Jordan king says half-brother to remain under house arrest
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah II said Thursday his half-brother Prince Hamzah, accused of involvement in a coup plot last year,…
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