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Bahrain government deficit down 35% in H1 2021 – ministry
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Bahrain government deficit down 35% in H1 2021 – ministry

CAIRO, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Bahrain’s government deficit reached 520 million Dinars ($1.38 billion) in the first half of 2021,…
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
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Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control

The US and the rest of the international community scrambled on Monday to react to the shocking fall of Kabul to the…
Sudan leaders visit border area amid tensions with Ethiopia
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Sudan leaders visit border area amid tensions with Ethiopia

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese leaders on Monday visited a disputed area along the country’s eastern border with Ethiopia, amid growing…
UN nuclear watchdog: Iran producing more uranium metal
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UN nuclear watchdog: Iran producing more uranium metal

BANGKOK (AP) — Iran continues to produce uranium metal, which can be used in the production of a nuclear bomb,…
Saudi Aramco aims to raise at least $17 bln from gas pipeline -sources
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Saudi Aramco aims to raise at least $17 bln from gas pipeline -sources

DUBAI, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco is looking to raise at least $17 billion from the sale of a…
Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fired from Gaza
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Air raid sirens sound in Israel after rocket fired from Gaza

Air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel on Monday after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip, the first…
Wildfire in Jerusalem hills sends smoke clouds over city
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Wildfire in Jerusalem hills sends smoke clouds over city

JERUSALEM, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Wildfires in wooded hills outside Jerusalem sent smoke clouds billowing over the city on Sunday…
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
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Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace

KABUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Five people were killed in chaos at Kabul airport on Monday, witnesses said, as US…
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
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Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on a raid in the occupied West Bank exchanged fire on…
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
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Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals

The 67-year-old German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi is still in detention after being arrested in the Iranian capital in October 2020. Last…
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