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Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction

  • HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s top court on Monday unanimously dismissed the bid to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy campaigners for an unauthorized assembly in 2019. Lai, 76, the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and six others including...
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Test captain Shan Masood says no match-fixers in current Pakistan cricket setup

  • ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Test captain Shan Masood this week clarified that no member of the current national squad is involved in match-fixing, saying that his players are intent on winning the upcoming series against Bangladesh and other nations.  Pakistani cricketers in the past have been...
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Northern Ireland violence shocks Muslims and stokes fears over sectarian divides

  • BELFAST: A week of racism-fueled disorder in Northern Ireland, sparked by disturbances in English towns and cities, is proving harder to end, with fears the UK region’s sectarian divisions are feeding into the violence. “They burned every single thing, there is nothing left inside, just ashes,...
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Hamas tells Gaza mediators to implement Biden truce plan instead of ‘more negotiations’

  • GAZA: Hamas on Sunday called on US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators to implement a ceasefire plan for Gaza put forward by US President Joe Biden, instead of holding “more negotiations.” Hamas “demands that the mediators present a plan to implement what they proposed to the movement... based on B...
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French diplomatic shift highlights Morocco’s growing role in Africa

  • France’s recent recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara is a seismic development in one of the continent’s longest-running conflicts. Last week, in a letter addressed to Moroccan King Mohammed VI, French President Emmanuel Macron officially recognized that the “present and futur...
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State failure in Balochistan

  • Pakistan’s strategically located western province of Balochistan was once again in the eye of the storm for two weeks, before a deal with the government broke an impasse on Thursday. For days, angry protesters disrupted life in parts of the province, which has long been a center of discontent. ...
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Yemen toll of flooding fatalities climbs to 61

  • AL-MUKALLA: Four internally displaced people were killed and many others were injured on Sunday in Yemen’s central province of Marib when torrential rains and high winds pounded their tents. The four deaths take to 61 the toll in Yemen reported by the UN since late July. The internationally...
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Indonesia, Malaysia urge UN to unite against Israel after latest massacre in Gaza

  • JAKARTA: Indonesia and Malaysia have called on the UN to unite against Tel Aviv to stop the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, after the latest Israeli attack on a school — at least the 21st in the past 40 days — left more than 100 people dead. At least three Israeli missiles struck the Al-Ta...
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Saudi Arabia unveils updated investment law to facilitate foreign investors

  • RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced a significant overhaul of its investment law as part of its Vision 2030 reform strategy, aiming to strengthen its appeal to international investors.  The revised legislation integrates existing investor rights and freedoms into a unified framework desig...
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Thousands of Ukrainian troops on incursion to ‘destabilize’ Russia: official

  • KYIV: Thousands of Ukrainian troops are taking part in an incursion aiming to destabilize Russia by showing up its weaknesses, a top Ukrainian official has told AFP as the assault entered its sixth day. “We are on the offensive. The aim is to stretch the positions of the enemy, to inflict maxi...
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