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French police shot dead Strasbourg shooting suspect Cherif Chekkat on Thursday, local media reported. Full Story »
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday threatened to settle accounts with Palestinians who carry out attacks against Israelis, according to an official statement. Full Story »
At least four civilians were killed and nine others injured on Thursday in a terror attack in Afrin. Full Story »
A group advocating the cause of the persecuted Rohingya Muslims says a generation of the Muslims may be lost due to a lack of education for children and the youth at camps for the displaced in Bangladesh and Myanmar. Full Story »
BUSINESS
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The UAE and Saudi Arabia have started using digital currency which will be backed by fiat currency, Mubarak Rashid Al Mansouri, Governor of the UAE Central Bank, said on Wednesday.
THE LOOP
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Famous Lebanese pop celebrity Ragheb Alama has been grabbing headlines in Lebanon and Arab world after a Bierut MP called for his beheading over his latest song.
ENTERTAINMENT
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South Korean boy band Winner will return with new music this month.
SPORTS
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Exercising four hours before going to bed does not have a negative effect on sleep. Even among sleep researchers, it is...
