- UN officials accuse countries such as Qatar of not sufficiently monitoring blacklisted terrorists living within its borders
- The UN has publicly alleged that a series of disclosures showed Al-Subaiy, a former Qatar central-bank official, continuing to finance terrorists and their activities through 2013
- White House official said they are closely monitoring the situation
- Houthi militants said they attacked a power station in Saudi Jizan province
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- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir was speaking after UK suspended issuing new licenses for weapons sales to the Kingdom in response to a court ruling
- UK government disagrees with the judgement and will seek permission to appeal
- Khalifa Haftar vows that his fighters will get rid of ‘terrorist militias’
- Tens of thousands rallied in Tbilisi, demanding speaker Irakli Kobakhidze step down after a Russian lawmaker addressed the country’s parliament from the speaker’s seat
- The Russian MP’s presence in Georgia’s parliament prompted outrage in the ex-Soviet nation which in 2008 fought and lost a brief but bloody war with Moscow
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Al-Ahsa, part of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, got its name from the nature of its land; in Arabic, Al-Ahsa is a plural word of “Al-Hisa” which refers to the accumulated sand with a solid base underneath. When it rains, the sand prevents the sun from drying up the water.
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- Warner, the highest run-scorer of the tournament, with 447 runs, is back to his best for Australia after completing a 12-month ban for his role in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa
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- Generally across Sudan, the Internet is now accessible only through land telephone lines or fiber optic cables, and the connection is erratic
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