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DESPARDES — The 230ft Nourah of Riyadh, owned by Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd Al Saud, was being lifted out of the water for repairs when it capsized and
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“If the past two years have revealed a stunning realignment of the international system, it’s the willingness of Gulf Arab states, and other Muslim countries, to tacitly and implicitly support
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As of Saturday evening, there were 12,729 confirmed cases of the virus in Iran; 2959 have recovered while the number of deaths was 611 DESPARDES — Iran’s ambassador to France
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No one claimed responsibility for the attack: VOA News Dozens of rockets fell on an Iraqi military base hosting coalition troops Saturday, the second such attack in less than a
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The energy transition is good news for Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Renewables could become a new source of export income, growing even as income for the
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At the end of the day, China has taken a hit. Last week Forbes reported that Coronavirus could be the end of China as a global manufacturing hub. SoDATA (South
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DESPARDES — Kuwait has suspended the issuance of all types of visas in a bid to control the Covid-19 outbreak, local media reported on Tuesday. As of Wednesday, 72 confirmed
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DESPARDES — In a first, Turkish film Miracle in Cell No 7 is all set to be released in movie theaters across Pakistan on Friday March 13, 2020. The film
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SoDATA — Khan government seeks to ‘depoliticize’ development funds usage and minimize ‘lopsided’ development initiatives in select cities. Speaking at the launch ceremony of Data4Pakistan. PRemier Khan said lopsided development
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Last November, several carloads of Sihk pilgrims from Canada crossed the western border — where the fencing is taking place — on way to the Kartarpur shrine. SoDATA (South Data)
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Putin dumps MBS to start a war on America’s shale oil industry SoDATA — “Interesting times”, says a Pakistani defense analyst. Energy analyst Rashid Hussain Syed says, “if you look
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DESPARDES — President Donald Trump shortly after being elected, had said his administration would deport as many as 3 million unauthorized immigrants with criminal records living in the United States.
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