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The Luxury Life Of British Expats In Dubai Faces A Reality Check
Brits are Dubai's third-largest tourism market and key real estate buyers, drawn by weather, safety, and business-friendly policies.
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Inside Netanyahu's 'Hexagon' Of Alliances And Why He Wants India In It
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Israel visit begins on Wednesday, his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced that his trip will forge a new alliance to counter what he described as "radical" adversaries.
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Who is Muslim Brotherhood's Badie, once one of Egypt's most powerful men?
Mohamed Badie drew wide criticism when he was seen as the de-facto ruler of Egypt, many denounced his overarching influence that overshadowed Mursi.
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Pentagon Pressing Allies for More Help Against Islamic State
The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State, hoping that the horror of the Paris attacks - and the fear more are coming will compel them to get more deeply involved.
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Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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A Year After Islamic State Assault, Iraq Still on the Brink
A year after the Islamic State group launched a brutally effective offensive, Iraq is struggling to survive as a unified nation, gripped by seemingly endless violence, sectarianism and humanitarian tragedy.
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Yemen Government Rejects Iranian Peace Plan
Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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Fugitive Vice President Says Iraq Violence Part of a Sunni Arab Revolt
The violence in Iraq is part of a broader Sunni Arab revolt that could lead to a holy war in the country, and is not just a rampage by Islamist militants from an al Qaeda splinter group, fugitive vice president Tarek al-Hashemi told Reuters on Monday.
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Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008
Violence in Iraq surged in 2013 to its worst level in five years, figures released on Wednesday showed, fuelled by discontent among the Sunni Arab minority and the civil war in neighbouring Syria.
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The Luxury Life Of British Expats In Dubai Faces A Reality Check
Brits are Dubai's third-largest tourism market and key real estate buyers, drawn by weather, safety, and business-friendly policies.
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Inside Netanyahu's 'Hexagon' Of Alliances And Why He Wants India In It
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Israel visit begins on Wednesday, his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced that his trip will forge a new alliance to counter what he described as "radical" adversaries.
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Who is Muslim Brotherhood's Badie, once one of Egypt's most powerful men?
Mohamed Badie drew wide criticism when he was seen as the de-facto ruler of Egypt, many denounced his overarching influence that overshadowed Mursi.
-
Pentagon Pressing Allies for More Help Against Islamic State
The Pentagon is pressing European and Arab allies to provide more troops and support for the war against the Islamic State, hoping that the horror of the Paris attacks - and the fear more are coming will compel them to get more deeply involved.
-
Yazidi Militia Killed 21 in Iraq Revenge Attack: Amnesty International
Members of the Yazidi community, one of the Iraqi minorities hardest hit by jihadist atrocities, killed 21 Sunni Arab villagers in a January revenge attack, Amnesty International said today.
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A Year After Islamic State Assault, Iraq Still on the Brink
A year after the Islamic State group launched a brutally effective offensive, Iraq is struggling to survive as a unified nation, gripped by seemingly endless violence, sectarianism and humanitarian tragedy.
-
Yemen Government Rejects Iranian Peace Plan
Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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Fugitive Vice President Says Iraq Violence Part of a Sunni Arab Revolt
The violence in Iraq is part of a broader Sunni Arab revolt that could lead to a holy war in the country, and is not just a rampage by Islamist militants from an al Qaeda splinter group, fugitive vice president Tarek al-Hashemi told Reuters on Monday.
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Iraq suffers worst year of violence since 2008
Violence in Iraq surged in 2013 to its worst level in five years, figures released on Wednesday showed, fuelled by discontent among the Sunni Arab minority and the civil war in neighbouring Syria.
