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Last Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said: "It should be announced, probably sometime next week, that we will have 100 per cent of the [Daesh] caliphate." But others, mostly in Washington, will hasten to point out that Daesh is far from defunct as an organisation. It is losing the last of the territory it once held, but it carried out lots of terrorist attacks before it controlled any territory. It will continue to do so after it has lost it all again. You cannot ‘defeat’ terrorism; you can only contain it. Full Story »
Egyptian authorities thwarted an attempt to target security forces with a home-made bomb in Cairo's western Giza district on Friday, the interior ministry said. Full Story »
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said Friday that President Donald Trump would ask European countries to send troops to establish a buffer zone in northeast Syria along Turkey’s southern border. Full Story »
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday that a coup d’état sought by Washington had failed, calling for “dialogue, understanding and respect” to resolve the crisis. Full Story »
BUSINESS
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A month after the damning McKinsey report was made public, Lebanese designers are keen to increase their role in the burgeoning knowledge economy, one of the five sectors the report hopes can save Lebanon’s economy.
THE LOOP
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Among Arabs, Fortnite game has been gaining popularity day by day leading to controversy whether “it is haram [religiously prohibited]” or not due to the dark side of killing and violence it involves.
ENTERTAINMENT
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The Oath actress Christina Milian and Unreal actor Adam Demos have signed on to star in the Netflix movie Falling Inn Love.
SPORTS
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President Sebastian Pinera has announced the four countries will unite in an effort to return the tournament to South America
