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In ‘historic’ verdict Saudi court allows women to live, travel without guardian

A Saudi court has issued an “historic” ruling in a legal case that will give women the right to live and travel freely within the kingdom without the permission of their guardian. The judgement, which will be seen as another milestone in Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s reformation of the conservative country, followed a legal

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Shamima Begum: UK must allow return to fight for citizenship, judges rule

Shamima Begum argued she could not effectively appeal against Javid’s decision from detention in Syria (Screenshot) British judges ruled on Thursday that Shamima Begum, who joined the Islamic State group (IS) at 15, should be allowed to return to the United Kingdom to contest the stripping of her citizenship. Begum, now 20, absconded to IS-held

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Analysis: Risks grow after blast hits Iran’s nuclear program

This Sunday, July 5, 2020 satellite image from Planet Labs Inc. shows the substantial damage done by an explosion and a fire at an advanced centrifuge assembly plant at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site. Israeli leaders are now hinting it was behind the massive fire at the Iranian nuclear site last week, potentially ratcheting up a

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Top Saudi diplomat who served in Turkey during Khashoggi murder promoted

Waleed A. Elkhereiji Waleed A. Elkhereiji, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Turkey during the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, was appointed as the kingdom’s deputy foreign minister on Wednesday, Daily Sabah reported. Khashoggi, a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October

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US: Several prominent Twitter accounts appear hacked

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, tech luminary Elon Musk, musician Kanye West among those affected Several prominent Twitter accounts appear to have been hacked Wednesday, including those of musician Kanye West, tech luminary Elon Musk and US presidential contender Joe Biden. The accounts of former President Barack Obama, Amazon owner Jeff Bezos, financier Warren Buffet

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‘I’m not a bad guy’: Police video captures distraught Floyd

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows from left, Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. A coalition of media outlets is seeking public access to body camera video recorded by the former officers charged in the death of George

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Libya: 225 bodies unearthed from mass graves in 40 days

Corpses found in areas liberated from warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militia The Libyan army announced Wednesday that a total of 225 bodies have been unearthed from mass graves in the south of the capital Tripoli and in the city of Tarhuna and its surrounding areas in 40 days. The corpses were found in areas liberated from

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Egypt: Oil pipeline fire injures 17

Gas pipeline explosion [File photo] A major fire broke out after a leak of oil from the Shuqair-Mostorod pipeline next to a busy highway in a Cairo suburb on Tuesday and 17 people were injured, authorities said. The pipeline runs along a motorway on the outskirts of the capital and a spark caused by passing

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Second man charged with murder of Omani student stabbed to death near Harrods

© Family Handout Omani national Mohammed Abdullah Al Araimi, who was stabbed to death in Knightsbridge in December 2019 (Family Handout/PA) A second man has been charged with the murder of an Omani student who was killed in an “extremely violent” robbery near London department store Harrods last December, the Metropolitan Police said. Mohammed Al-Araimi,

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Understanding US Policy in Somalia: Current Challenges and Future Options

Second iteration of US-led Somalia Train and Equip mission ends: Somali National Army soldiers stand in formation during a logistics course graduation ceremony, 28 August 2018. Photo by MC2 (SW/AW) Evan Parker. By Paul D. Williams Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs, the George Washington University The US has real but limited national security interests

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