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| Defiant Iran starts uranium enrichment |
Iran declared on Tuesday it has started the process of producing 20 percent enriched uranium, defying world powers who have warned of new sanctions...
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| Yemen al Qaeda urges jihad to mount new strikes |
The Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda called for a regional jihad and a blockade of the Red Sea to cut off US shipments to Israel, a further sign of the group’s ambitions to mount new strikes...
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| Saudi rights panel take up child bride case |
Saudi Arabia’s state human rights body has hired a lawyer to review the case of a girl whose mother sought her divorce from an 80-year-old man, a move activists hope is a first step against child marriage...
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| Kuwait, Bangladesh sign deals |
His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and his Bangali counterpart Sheikha Hasina Wajed held a meeting at Bayan Palace Monday which resulted in the signing of several cooperation deals and a memo...
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| 'Human Rights strategic choice for Qatar' |
The Qatari State Minister listed a number of achievements of his country among them the Doha International Centre for Interfaith Dialogue established on the recommendation of the Fifth Doha Conference of Interfaith Dialogue, held in May 2007, and was inaugurated in May..
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| GCC women's forum launched |
The Head of the Ideal Mother Award Sheikha Fraiha Al-Ahmad, who serves as the honorary president of the Kuwaiti Human Resources Development Association, asserted the importance of the role that human resources play in the development of societies...
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| Saudi urges firm stance on Israel after handshake |
The Saudi government on Monday urged a firm stance by the international community regarding what it called threats by Israel against Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians...
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