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Turkey Detains Liridon Rexhepi in Major ...

Turkey Detains Liridon Rexhepi in Major Mossad Espionage Bust

In a significant intelligence operation, Turkish authorities have arrested Liridon Rexhepi, a Kosovo national identified as the head of Mossad’s financial network in Turkey. Rexhepi, who entered the country on August 25, was detained by the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT)... read more »

Macklemore’s Dubai Boycott Sparks ...

Macklemore’s Dubai Boycott Sparks Debate Over UAE’s Role in Sud...

Dubai, UAE – September 2024: U.S. rapper Macklemore recently canceled a highly anticipated concert in Dubai, citing moral concerns over the UAE’s alleged involvement in Sudan’s ongoing conflict. The United Arab Emirates has faced increasing scrutiny for allegedly supporting the Rapid... read more »

Protests Erupt Nationwide Over Gaza Host...

Protests Erupt Nationwide Over Gaza Hostage Deal in Israel: A Nation at a C...

This past weekend, Israel has been shaken by some of the largest protests in its history, ignited by the government’s handling of a controversial hostage deal with Hamas. The streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other major cities have been flooded with demonstrators, their anger and... read more »

UAE Announces Amnesty and Discounted Air...

UAE Announces Amnesty and Discounted Airfares for Visa Overstayers

In a significant move to address the challenges faced by visa overstayers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a new initiative offering amnesty and discounted airfares. This program is aimed at individuals who have overstayed their visas, providing them with an opportunity to regularize... read more »

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Putin pips Obama as 'most powerful person' in 2013 Forbes list

Putin pips Obama as ‘most powerful person’ in 2013 Fo...

London – Russian President Vladimir Putin has been declared the world’s most powerful person by Forbes magazine, leaving United States President Barack Obama in second position in the... read more »

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians...

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting... read more »

UN Human Rights chief criticises Maldives Supreme Court

UN Human Rights chief criticises Maldives Supreme Court

Geneva – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Wednesday criticised the Maldives Supreme Court for “excessively” interfering in... read more »

Myanmar president meets Indian Army chief

Myanmar president meets Indian Army chief

Naypyidaw – Myanmar President U Thein Sein met visiting Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh here Wednesday, media reports said. Gen. Bikram Singh is on a... read more »

Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners

Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners

Israel has freed the second of four batches of 26 Palestinian prisoners, as part of a deal for the resumption of so-called peace talks with the Palestinian... read more »

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Four killed, 56 injured in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan

Peshawar: At least four persons were killed and 56 others injured today when a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle of a line officer in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribal region,... read more »

Second Ukrainian policeman dies from injuries after clashes in Kiev

Kiev: A second Ukrainian policeman died Tuesday from injuries suffered in street battles with protesters in Kiev, and more than 140 people were being treated in hospital, officials... read more »

Bangkok bomb suspect arrested at Thai-Cambodia checkpoint: Thailand PM

Bangkok: Thailand’s prime minister said Tuesday a second foreign man has been arrested at a checkpoint on the Cambodian border on suspicion of involvement in last month’s deadly... read more »

In Ukraine, 141 Still Hospitalized After Violent Protests

MOSCOW — Ukrainian police say 141 people remain hospitalized after a nationalist protest in Kiev turned violent, with 10 of the injured in serious condition. This is up from the 122,... read more »

China says 197 punished in crackdown on online rumors

People recently punished in China’s campaign against online rumors include those who circulated an inflated death toll in the Tianjin blasts and who alleged a man committed suicide because of... read more »