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Tunisia’s ex-president Ben Ali passes away in exile
TUNIS: Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died yesterday in Saudi Arabia, said the Tunisia’s foreign ministry. He was 83. “We had confirmation of his death 30
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Letter detailing civilian presence failed to deter deadly Afghan drone strike
JALALABAD, Afghanistan/KABUL: Twelve days ahead of the pine-nut harvest season, the governor of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province received a letter from village elders in the Wazir Tangi area about their plans to recruit 200 labourers and children to pluck the
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Saudi-led coalition strikes north of Hodeidah in Yemen
DUBAI: The Saudi-led coalition today launched a military operation north of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah against what it described as “legitimate military targets”, an incident that could aggravate regional tensions after a weekend attack on Saudi oil installations. The
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Gantz rejects Netanyahu’s olive branch
JERUSALEM: Israel’s weakened prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu saw his offer yesterday of a coalition with his strongest political rival swiftly rebuffed after failing to secure a governing majority in a tight election. Netanyahu’s surprise move was an abrupt change of
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Netanyahu to Gantz: Let’s form a unity govt
JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged his main rival, former general Benny Gantz, to join him in a broad, governing coalition after Israel’s election ended with no clear winner. A spokeswoman for Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White
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Celine Dion: I’m not ready to date yet
Legendary singer Celine Dion is getting ready to release her first English album since the death of her husband and embark on a tour, but the singer said dating is the one thing she’s not ready to do yet. “I
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Liberal Jews cheer as Netanyahu’s grip on power weakens
WASHINGTON: As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battled for his political survival on Wednesday after a tight election that left him short of a Knesset majority, progressive activists and liberal American Jews were delighted in the possibility of an end to
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Demi Moore reveals life struggles, rape in memoir
NEW YORK: US actress Demi Moore revealed some of her life’s most difficult moments in her memoir “Inside Out”. The actress gave a glimpse of her upcoming book in an exclusive interview with The New York Times last Thursday, Sept
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Too close to call for a winner in Israel
Exit polls following Israel’s second general election in five months suggest the result is too close to call. The centrist Blue and White alliance of former military chief Benny Gantz is projected to win between 32 and 34 seats, and
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Johnson could recall Parliament if suspension ruled unlawful
LONDON: UK prime minister Boris Johnson could recall the Parliament if Britain’s highest court rules he unlawfully suspended it, a government lawyer said yesterday, after judges heard the prime minister wanted a shutdown because it was an obstacle to his
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