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Source: Albawaba
Full Article: African debt, Afghan voter violence, and post-Brexit Britain: The Cheat Sheet
Kashmir election turn-out in single figures as protests and boycotts undermine vote integrity
Local elections should probably not have been held in this political and military climate, Kashmiris tell Aamir Ali Bhat..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Kashmir election turn-out in single figures as protests and boycotts undermine vote integrity
Zakka calls on MPs to discuss his case in legislative session
Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese detainee in an Iranian prison, requested Friday that lawmakers add his case as an..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Zakka calls on MPs to discuss his case in legislative session
Chinese state media debuts ‘AI’ news anchors
China’s state-controlled news broadcasters have long been considered somewhat robotic in their daily recitation of pro-government propaganda and a pair of new presenters will do little to dispel
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Chinese state media debuts ‘AI’ news anchors
The gatekeeper of Israeli democracy and rule of law
Deputy Attorney General Dina Zilber has drawn fire from Justice Minister Ayelet Shaket and the right by daring to criticize the government’s ‘loyalty in culture’ law and in the process publicly defend Israel's legal system against further weakening.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: The gatekeeper of Israeli democracy and rule of law
22 Syrian rebels dead in regime attack on truce zone, 11 sentenced to death
Syrian government forces killed 22 rebels overnight near Idlib province, in the deadliest such attack in an area where a recent truce is to be enforced, a monitor said Friday.Fighting erupted when
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: 22 Syrian rebels dead in regime attack on truce zone, 11 sentenced to death
Anti-graft body exposes Yemen’s telecom firms’ spending on igniting war
A whopping 1.5 billion riyals is the average spend by Yemeni telecommunications companies such as Sabafon, Yemen Mobile and MTN in less than six months of the year 2018, advocating the
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Anti-graft body exposes Yemen’s telecom firms’ spending on igniting war
US voices concern over Bahrain opposition chief's sentence
Washington said it was concerned over the sentencing of Sheikh Ali Salman, but stopped short of threatening countermeasures..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US voices concern over Bahrain opposition chief's sentence
Sheldon Adelson watched midterms with Trump at White House
Guests ate pizza, mini hot dogs, hamburgers and French fries served from elegant dishware.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Sheldon Adelson watched midterms with Trump at White House
Instead of one, Trump to hold two Hanukkah parties this year
Trump held a small Hanukkah reception last year that included some of his most enthusiastic donors.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Instead of one, Trump to hold two Hanukkah parties this year