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French court upholds warrant for Syria's Assad over chemical weapons
PARIS - A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld an arrest warrant issued for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the use of banned...
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Scholz confirms EU top jobs deal with von der Leyen as Commission chief
BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed on Wednesday that the European Parliament's three main centrist groups would back Ursula...
Jun 27, 20243 min read


UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets
VIENNA - The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths...
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Iran election hopefuls struggle to offer fix for economic woes
DUBAI - Candidates in Friday's Iranian presidential election have vowed to revive the flagging economy, but voters see little prospect of...
Jun 27, 20244 min read


India and UAE hail growing momentum in bilateral cooperation
New Delhi, June 24 - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan explored the...
Jun 24, 20242 min read


For Iran's youth, legacy of 2022 clashes shapes presidential race
DUBAI - Atousa joined angry protests against Iran's rulers in 2022 that loyalists like Reza helped crush. Two years on, the two young...
Jun 24, 20243 min read


Iran condemns Canada's listing of Revolutionary Guards as terrorist group
DUBAI -Iran condemned Canada's listing of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as "an unwise and...
Jun 21, 20241 min read


Factbox-What is the Muslim Haj pilgrimage?
DUBAI - Here is a look at the haj, one of the largest mass gatherings in the world, which starts in Saudi Arabia on Friday. * The haj is...
Jun 17, 20241 min read


Fire in Kuwait building kills 49 foreign workers
DUBAI -At least 49 people were killed in Kuwait on Wednesday after a fire broke out in a building housing foreign workers, with Kuwait's...
Jun 12, 20242 min read


Hamstrung at home, G7 leaders struggle to resolve global woes By Crispian Balmer
ROME -Group of Seven (G7) leaders will fly to southern Italy this week for their annual summit in downbeat mood, confronting myriad woes...
Jun 12, 20243 min read


Iran approves six candidates to run for president - State TV
DUBAI - Iran's Guardian Council, which oversees elections and legislation, has approved six candidates to run for president in snap...
Jun 9, 20241 min read


A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
ATHENS/BEIRUT - Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler crammed...
Jun 8, 20243 min read
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