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| Bombs against Iraqi Sunnis kill 49 |
Two bombs near a Sunni mosque and another against a Sunni funeral procession killed 49 people in Iraq yesterday, officials said, after two days of attacks against Shiites that killed dozens...
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| China seeks to boost Saudi Arabia ties: Xi |
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal in Beijing on Friday, saying China has always viewed the Sino-Saudi bilateral relations with a long-term perspective in mind...
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| Bahrain forces 'raid house of top cleric' |
Bahraini security forces raided the house of top Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim yesterday, the opposition said...
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| Iran, IAEA to continue talks: Soltanieh |
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency will continue their talks over the country's nuclear program, the Iranian ambassador to the IAEA said after the end of a meeting between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog in Vienna on Wednesday...
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| UN chief's SOS for Syria talks |
A proposed international conference to try to stop Syria's civil war should be held as soon as possible, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday, but no date has yet been agreed for a meeting that appears to face growing obstacles...
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| Qaradawi upset over Palestinian leader's comment |
Doha-based Muslim scholar Sheikh Dr Yusuf al-Qaradawi yesterday expressed anguish at the comments of Palestinian National Authority on Hamas leader Ismail Haniya's granting him a Palestinian passport...
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| Insurance for jobless Saudis to be tackled by Shoura |
Draft regulations of an insurance scheme for unemployed Saudis are likely to be debated at the Shoura Council today...
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