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Damascus refuses to attend EU meeting: Israel’s presence opposed
BRUSSELS, April 19: Syria will boycott a meeting of foreign ministers from the European Union and Mediterranean rim states in Spain next week and Lebanon looks likely to follow suit, an... 
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Russia escapes censure on Chechnya at UN
GENEVA, April 19: The UN’s main human rights body absolved Russia from accusations of widespread abuses in Chechnya on Friday and ducked any decision on Zimbabwe....
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Christie’s, Sotheby’s fix prices: EU
BRUSSELS, April 19: The European Commission on Friday accused fine-art auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s of colluding to fix prices — more than one year after the United States convicted them...
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Jenin: a surreal wasteland of death
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, April 19: What do you say to a Palestinian refugee drenched with sweat from the effort of digging out his destroyed home with a garden hoe, filling bucket...
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Zahir visits father’s tomb
 KABUL, April 19: Former king Mohammed Zahir Shah on Friday paid an emotional visit to the mausoleum of his murdered father, Nadir Shah, on his first full day in Afghanistan since...
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Milan crash was suicide bid, says pilot’s son
 ROME, April 19: The pilot whose plane crashed into Milan’s tallest building on Thursday, killing himself and two women, was a failed businessman who wanted to end his life, his son...
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Saudi envoy praises Palestinian bombers
RIYADH, April 19: A poem by Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in London Ghazi Algosaibi hailing Palestinian suicide bombers as “martyrs” has sparked controversy in Britain....
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Peace not possible with Israel: Imam
DUBAI, April 19: The imam of Holy Ka’aba prayed to God on Friday to “terminate” the Jews and urged Arabs and other Muslims to abandon efforts to make peace with Israel....
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Britain’s oldest man dies at 109
LONDON, April 19: Britain’s oldest man, born in an era when most people thought the car was a noisy invention that would never catch on, has died aged 109, staff at...
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Abdullah weathers Mideast storm
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah has come through the most testing period of his three-year reign with an unflinching commitment to the Middle East peace process despite popular anger at Israel, diplomats...
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BJP chooses not to choose
NEW DELHI: Halfway through the Indian coalition government’s five-year term, the country’s ruling party is having a midlife crisis....
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NATO force for ME unlikely
BRUSSELS: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pressing for the imposition of a “robust” multinational force to halt the violence in the Middle East and a prominent US columnist has volunteered NATO...
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Iran hostages can’t sue, judge rules
WASHINGTON: The 52 Americans held hostage in Iran more than 20 years ago cannot sue their captors, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, dismissing their suit and barring the once iconic...
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Zahir Shah searching for a new role
KABUL: Afghanistan’s former king ended a 29-year exile on Thursday, arriving in the capital as flag-bearers and costumed tribesmen danced in the streets. The crowd fought for a closer view of...
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The thick & the thin in Arafat’s career
AL QUDS (Occupied): On New Year’s Day 37 years ago, a little pear- shaped man with a stubble beard and a kaffiyeh covering his balding pate went door to door through...
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RSF slams Israel’s attitude to media
PARIS: As part of its policy to expose the brutalities of the Israeli government against the journalists covering the Middle East crisis, the Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) has issued a fact-sheet...
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