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Saudi Arabia to open airspace to all airlines, including from Israel

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Pool via Reuters/Andrej Isakovic/File Photo By Reuters Saudi Arabia said it would open its airspace to all air carriers, paving the way for more overflights to and from Israel, in a decision welcomed by U.S. President Joe Biden who is due to visit the kingdom on Friday. The

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As Biden visits, a look at those targeted in Saudi Arabia

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a press conference with Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem, Thursday, July 14, 2022. As President Joe Biden prepares to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday, the prince’s reputation as a brazen leader whose rise to power coincided with a sweeping

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Somali community leader Abdirizak Bihi appointed USCIS citizenship ambassador

Abdirizak Bihi On October 12, 2021 during a live telecast of a Mshale candidate interview for the Minneapolis Sixth Ward race. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced this week that Mr. Bihi is one of eight people across the United States selected for the first-ever citizenship ambassador initiative. Photo: Paul Okelo/Mshale Mshale By Panashe

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Met police launches investigation into Mo Farah trafficking claims

Sir Mo Farah: Credit Reuters/Hannah McKay The Guardian By Tom Ambrose The Metropolitan police has launched an investigation into claims by Sir Mo Farah that he was trafficked into the UK and forced into domestic servitude. The four-time Olympic champion told a BBC documentary that he was brought to London by a stranger under an

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In Mideast, Biden cites ‘bone deep’ bond between US, Israel

President Joe Biden stands with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, left, after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By The Associated Press Joe Biden opened his first visit to the Mideast as president on Wednesday by declaring a “bone deep” bond between the United States and Israel

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Mo Farah’s dad was tragically killed by shrapnel that hit his head from bazooka strike

Sir Mo Farah has emotionally opened up about his life in a new BBC documentary ( Image: BBC) The Daily Mirror By Matthew Cooper Sir Mo Farah has emotionally opened up about his life in a new BBC documentary titled ‘The Real Mo Farah’, with the four-time Olympic gold medallist revealing his dad was killed

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Biden heads to Mideast jittery about Iranian nuclear program

President Joe Biden speaks at the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By The Associated Press Joe Biden starts the first visit to the Middle East of his presidency with a monumental task: assuring uneasy Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials that he

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Russian, Turkish, Iranian presidents to meet in Tehran next week

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Iran’s capital Tehran on July 19 to take part in a trilateral meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday. Putin will also hold a separate bilateral meeting with Erdogan, Dmitry Peskov told a press

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UK military killed over 50 detainees, unarmed men in Afghanistan, investigation finds

File Photo Anadolu Agency / Source: UK Army By Anadolu Agency More than 50 detainees and unarmed men were killed by British troops in Afghanistan, according to newly obtained military reports and an investigation by the BBC. BBC Panorama program, which is to be aired on Tuesday night, looked into documents of operations by the

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UN projects world population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15

File – Indians wearing face masks as a precaution against the COVID-19, crowd a market, in Mumbai, India, on Jan. 7, 2022. The United Nations estimated Monday, july 11, 2022 that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.

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