Middle East
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Muslims at Haj gather on Mount Arafat for the day of worship
Pilgrims clad in white robes signifying a state of purity spent the night in a sprawling encampment around the hill…
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Iran says any external military presence in Gulf ‘source of insecurity’
Washington is lobbying international partners to join a maritime security coalition at a time of heightened tensions with Iran. Tehran…
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Turkey, US agree ‘joint operation center’ for Syria
The announcement came after three days of tense negotiations with US officials hoping to forestall a Turkish attack on the…
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Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval
The landmark reform erodes the longstanding guardianship system that renders adult women as legal minors and allows their “guardians” —…
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2.5m pilgrims await the holy beginning of Haj
Crowds of worshippers have already begun to gather in Makkah in the days ahead of Haj. “It’s the first time…
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Iran claims to seize another oil tanker in the Gulf
DUBAI: Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf which they said was smuggling fuel and detained…
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Israel involved in US-led naval mission in Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Tuesday that Israel was involved in a US-led naval mission to provide maritime security in…
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Egypt’s Sissi calls deadly Cairo car blast a terror attack
CAIRO, Egypt — A huge explosion caused by a speeding car in central Cairo overnight, killing at least 20 people, was a…
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A new round of US-Taliban talks opens in Doha: Taliban
Talks between the US and the Taliban seeking to end nearly 18 years of war in Afghanistan resumed in Doha…
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Israel approves homes for Palestinians, settlers
JERUSALEM: Israel has given rare approval to Palestinian homes in the part of the occupied West Bank it fully controls…
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