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UAE stocks rise, Dubai outperforms on first trading day of 2021
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UAE stocks rise, Dubai outperforms on first trading day of 2021

(Reuters) – Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates rose in early trade on Sunday, starting 2021 on a positive…
Afghanistan sees rise in targeted killings of civilians: report
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Afghanistan sees rise in targeted killings of civilians: report

Afghanistan saw one of the most violent years in terms of assassinations in 2020, according to data published on Sunday…
Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions -state news agency
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Saudi Arabia ends entry ban, keeps some coronavirus restrictions -state news agency

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said that entry to the kingdom by sea land and air will be resumed starting…
Yemen’s PM says airport attack aimed to ‘eliminate’ Cabinet
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Yemen’s PM says airport attack aimed to ‘eliminate’ Cabinet

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s prime minister on Saturday said that a missile attack on the airport in Aden was meant…
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
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After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evan Liberty was reading in the top bunk of his cell one evening late last month when…
Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush
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Afghan journalist shot dead in car ambush

KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan journalist was shot dead in a car ambush in the central province of Ghor, the…
Palestinians say Israeli gunshot in the neck paralyzed man
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Palestinians say Israeli gunshot in the neck paralyzed man

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry said Saturday a youth is suffering from paralysis a day after…
Algeria’s president approves country’s new constitution
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Algeria’s president approves country’s new constitution

Algeria’s president Abdelmadjid Tebboune signed into law the country’s new constitution on Friday, months after the constitution was approved. Tebboune…
‘Islamic State’: Weakened, but still dangerous
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‘Islamic State’: Weakened, but still dangerous

A few years ago, “Islamic State” was a powerful terrorist organization. Today, it has largely gone underground, but it continues…
Iraq explosives experts working to defuse mine on oil tanker
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Iraq explosives experts working to defuse mine on oil tanker

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi explosives experts were working to defuse a large mine discovered on an oil tanker in the…
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