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Police fire tear gas as fresh protests erupt in Kenya despite ban

  • NAIROBI: Police fired tear gas to disperse anti-government protests on Monday over the high cost of living, after the opposition vowed demonstrations would go ahead despite a police ban.Security was tight, with riot police stationed at strategic points in Nairobi and patrolling the streets, while...
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Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

  • NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar’s junta chief Monday vowed no letup in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections — weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the ...
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Ex-PM gets interim bail in cases over clashes between supporters, police in Islamabad

  • ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted interim bail to former prime minister Imran Khan in seven different cases till April 6, with some of them relating to clashes that broke out between his supporters and law enforcers earlier this month during his court appearance. Hundreds ...
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Pakistan’s ex-PM Khan calls for snap elections at massive Lahore rally 

  • ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s embattled former Prime Minister Imran Khan has made a fresh call for snap elections as tens of thousands of his supporters gathered in the eastern city of Lahore until the early hours on Sunday.  The leader of the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party addressed ...
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Houthis attack Yemeni forces in Shabwa amid militia’s escalating operations

  • AL-MUKALLA: Yemeni government troops in the southern province of Shabwa announced on Sunday that they had repelled a Houthi assault on their positions in the face of the militia’s continuing expansion of military operations. Houthis attacked Shabwa Defense Forces on Saturday in a range of mou...
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Protests in London as Israel’s Netanyahu meets UK PM

  • LONDON: Hundreds of protesters rallied Friday outside Downing Street in central London to heckle the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak. Netanyahu has faced weeks of escalating protests in Israel over his government’s jud...
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OIC, Burkina Faso sign deal on women’s empowerment, childcare

  • JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation signed an agreement with the government of Burkina Faso to implement a project for women’s empowerment and childcare in areas where there are refugees and displaced people. The signing came at the conclusion of a field visit by a joint deleg...
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In massive Lahore rally, ex-PM Khan lays out 10-point recovery plan to ‘save’ Pakistan

  • ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday laid out a 10-point recovery plan to steer Pakistan out of an economic crisis as he addressed a massive public gathering in the eastern city of Lahore.  The former premier said the country’s revenue collected via taxes was far lesser ...
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Arab world needs to get to grips with its water problem

  • This week, the global community observed World Water Day, which coincided with a midterm review of the UN’s Water Action Decade. The occasion served to raise awareness of, and draw attention to, the water scarcity issues the world is facing, and to promote the security and sustainability of the...
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Ex-PM Khan promises ‘largest rally’ in Lahore as authorities block roads with shipping containers

  • ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has vowed to hold the “largest rally” in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, as local authorities have placed shipping containers on different roads leading to the venue of his public gathering. Khan, who was ousted from power in a pa...
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