BEIRUT, July 7 (Reuters) – As Wagner mercenaries advanced on Moscow in an attempted mutiny in late June, authorities in Syria and Russian military commanders there took a series of…
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TEHRAN, IRAN — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday he would welcome a resumption of diplomatic relations with Egypt, during a meeting with Oman’s visiting Sultan Haitham bin Tariq.…
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Temperatures in Middle East, North Africa to Cause Hundreds of Deaths in 2100
by Prasad Bandaby Prasad BandaDoha: Researchers predict that about 123 people out of every 100,000 in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) will die annually from heat-related causes by the year 2100,…
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Buildup resumed at suspected Chinese military site in UAE, leak says
The Washington Post has reported that China is building a military base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to leaked classified documents. The documents show that the UAE has…
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Tajikistan Faces UN Criticism Over Minority Rights Issues
Tajikistan’s Failure to Address Minority Rights Sparks International Concerns London, Berlin (6/4 – 62.5) In a recent report submitted to the upcoming 109th session of the United Nations Committee on…
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Models and Money Laundering: Famed Jeweler Fawaz Gruosi’s partnership with Isabel Dos Santos, the “Princess of Africa”
by Myint Nyanby Myint NyanNew York, Brussels (8/1 – 29). From the red carpets of Hollywood to the Cannes film festival, Fawaz Gruosi is one of the world’s most famous jewelry makers. Gruosi, the…
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Continued repression on Tajikistan Pamiris
Brussels, Washington DC (2/12 – 100). The Tajik government continues its repression against the Pamir minority group as part of Dushanbe’s efforts to quell the opposition to the ruling government…
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Benjamin Netanyahu reviving the Israeli government
Following the Israeli election victory, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have less than one month to form what the world estimated to be the most right-wing Israeli government…
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Display of Bangladeshi food at int’l fair in Malaysia
The four-day long international food and beverage fair titled, “Eighth Selangor International Expo”, has begun in Malaysia. For the first time, Bangladesh has participated in the fair along with 23…