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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…
Taliban seek to project calm as US speeds chaotic evacuation
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Taliban seek to project calm as US speeds chaotic evacuation

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US military struggled to manage a chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban…
UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20
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UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20

Despite the United Arab Emirates being a popular destination among international students due to its strong universities and English study…
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
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Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway

SIRTE, Libya, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first to…
Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind
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Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind

Iran has been beefing up its military presence along its border with Afghanistan since early May when US-led foreign troops…
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