Middle East
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Iran 'categorically' denies any link with Rushdie's attacker
First foreign ministry statement since Friday's attack on British-American author
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Taliban mark turbulent first year in power
Hardline Islamists captured Kabul one year ago, ending 20 years of US-led military intervention
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Kuwait sends first ambassador to Iran since 2016
Ambassadorial appointment comes as UAE also 'considering' sending envoy
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Pakistan celebrates 75th anniversary since establishment
South Asian nation formed following partition with colonial India on August 14, 1947
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Coptic church fire kills 41 in Egypt's Cairo
The blaze started for unknown reasons at the Abu Sifine church
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Servicemen reflect on West’s failure in Afghanistan 1 year after Taliban takeover
'It was never going to work'
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Saudi Aramco unveils record $48.4 billion profit in second quarter of 2022
The oil giant supplanted Apple as the world's most valuable company in March
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Egypt appoints 13 new ministers in cabinet reshuffle
The reshuffle does not include the key defense, interior, finance or foreign ministries
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Iran regime's violations under spotlight after Rushdie attack
Assassination attempt 'the result of 30 years of the regime's incitement to violence' against author
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Iraqi factions call for new government in rival protests
'You will not break Iraq as long as Sadr is here. There is no going back from this revolution'
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Thousands in rebel-held northern Syria protest Turkish ‘reconciliation’ call
'We have suffered under this 'Turkish' criminal for 11 years and we will continue with our revolution'
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Qatar to help rebuild Gaza homes destroyed in Islamic Jihad-Israel conflict
Unofficial reports say more than a hundred houses were destroyed during Israel's Operation 'Breaking Dawn'
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Iran’s Supreme Leader: Islamic Jihad proved it can ‘crush the enemy’
'Not a single day goes by without clashes with the Zionist regime in the West Bank'
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RSF: Afghanistan lost 60% of journalists under Taliban
Journalists 'work in conditions that are physically and mentally violent and tiring, without any protection'
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Former Khashoggi lawyer released from custody in UAE
Some suggest Ghafoor's arrest was politically motivated, citing ties to slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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Suspect in 2015 Saudi blast kills himself with suicide belt during arrest
Islamic State attack in 2015 killed 15 people near the Yemen border
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Women in Iran facing ‘virginity checks’ before marriage
'It’s embedded in society. So hopefully education and knowledge-sharing will shrink this belief'
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Denial, doubt over Israeli claim of misfired rockets in Gaza
'The martyrs in Jabalia camp, the catastrophe of Jabalia camp, were caused by the occupation'
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Drought tightens its grip on Morocco
'To see villagers rush to public fountains in the morning or to a neighbor to get water makes you want to cry'
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US Jews moved to West Bank settlements at record rate in 2021
Nearly 10% of Jewish Americans who immigrated to Israel in 2021 moved to a West Bank settlement
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Top Taliban cleric killed in Kabul suicide blast claimed by Islamic State
Haqqani was known for fiery speeches against the Islamic State, which often claims attacks in Afghanistan
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Israel: New technology can detect heart problems with a simple breath test
Its effectiveness is verified in the diagnosis of atherosclerosis
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UN human rights chief 'alarmed' by amount of Palestinian kids killed
Michelle Bachelet says that 'the killing and maiming of so many children this year is unconscionable'
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Tehran unveils Western art masterpieces hidden for decades
'Even in the West, these works are at the heart of discussions and dialogue'