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Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, better known as Shawkan, on Monday was awarded the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. Full Story »
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued a public statement assuring the country will not relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem. Full Story »
The lower house of France’s parliament has approved a controversial immigration bill, which critics say will worsen the conditions for miserable refugees by tightening the country’s asylum rules. Full Story »
Opposition supporters staged more protests in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Monday, a day after protest leader and lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan was detained by authorities. Full Story »
BUSINESS
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The countries that have seen the greatest growth in flight bookings from travelers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in the last 12 months are Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey, according to analysis conducted by Travelport, the leading Travel Commerce Platform.
THE LOOP
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Dutch actvists have taken it upon themselves to have The Netherlands honor the jailed teen.
ENTERTAINMENT
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Emirati singer Ahlam caused a storm of comments on social media after her latest appeaance in the the live shows of "The Voice Arabia". Ahlam sported patterned clothes and added some drawings to her face, which made lots of followers post saracstic comments.
SPORTS
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Poland's Jakub Przygonski and Belgian co-driver Tom Colsoul confirmed a dramatic and vital victory in the Manateq Qatar Cross-Country Rally after overnight...
