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This photo taken on February 20, 2020 shows doctors looking at a lung CT image at a hospital in Yunmeng county, Xiaogan city, in China's central Hubei province. AFP/File

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2,238 Killed by Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak in China

Federer confirmed his withdrawal in a tweet on Thursday afternoon. (Photo: Khaleej Times)

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Ahmad Abouammo, a U.S. citizen, and Ali Alzabarah, a Saudi citizen, were charged with acting as agents of Saudi Arabia (Twitter)

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Saudi Campaign Lures Twitter Workers to Spy on Social Media Users for Cash, Gifts

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The period of mourning saw events cancelled and all Omani flags being lowered to half-mast. (AFP)

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Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani has been killed in a US airstrike. Photo: AFP

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Video: Slain Iran's Soleimani Playing Volleyball With Iraqi Comrades

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A picture shows the London Central Mosque near Regent's Park in London on February 20, 2020 after a man was stabbed in the mosque. British police said on Febrary 20 they had arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a mosque in central London. ISABEL INFANTES / AFP

Man Arrested After Stabbing Imam in London's Regent's Park Mosque

London mosque attack (AFP)

London Mosque Stabbing Not Deemed Terror Act

An anti-government protester climbs cement blocks protecting state institutions in central Beirut during protests on February 11, 2020 to stop a confidence vote for a new government, which they say fails to address their demands and cannot rescue the ailing country. Security forces used tear gas and water cannon to break up groups of demonstrators who hurled rocks at them and over the blast walls erected around parliament. Some lawmakers spent the night in parliament to thwart protesters who have successful

Lebanese PM Meets IMF Delegates to Tackle Spiralling Economic Crisis

Hesse state Interior Minister Peter Beuth reacts as he arrives at one of the bar target in a shooting at the Heumarkt in the centre of Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 20, 2020, where at least nine people were killed in two shootings late on February 19, 2020. The suspect in two shootings in Germany that killed at least nine people was found dead at home, police said on February 20, 2020. At least nine people were killed in two shootings late on February 19 in Hanau, near the Germ

Rise of The Far-Right in Germany Sparks Hate Crimes, Terror Attacks

Democratic presidential hopefuls Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg (L), Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren (C) and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (R) participate in the ninth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by NBC News, MSNBC, Noticias Telemundo and The Nevada Independent at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 19, 2020. Mark RALSTON / AFP

Sanders, Bloomberg Argue Over Who's Communist and Who's Socialist

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Nikki and Brie Bella Set to Return to WWE SmackDown

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Buy Two Acres of Land for $6.3 Million. (AFP)

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Buy Two Acres of Land for $6.3 Million

US singer Lionel Richie performs on stage during a concert at the Starlite in Marbella. AFP

Does Lionel Richie Feel 'Offended' Over Katy Perry's Wedding Comments?

The 51-year-old recently released her new album “Courage,” her 12th in English. (AFP)

Celine Dion Hails Fans' Support After her Mother's Death

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Google Cloud Acquires Technical Solutions Firm 'Cornerstone'

Google Cloud Acquires Technical Solutions Firm 'Cornerstone'

Gold Lives Up To "Safe-Haven" Title As Prices Rally To 7-year Peak Due to Coronavirus

Gold Lives Up To "Safe-Haven" Title As Prices Rally To 7-year Peak Due to Coronavirus

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Federer confirmed his withdrawal in a tweet on Thursday afternoon. (Photo: Khaleej Times)

Federer Pulls Out of Dubai Tennis Tournament Due to Injury

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A further investigation has been opened into dealings regarding media rights for FIFA events, but a prominent Qatari figure denies any wrongdoing

PSG President Al-Khelaifi Confident Name Will Be Cleared in Bribery Case

Ghala Open winner Bailey Gill receiving his Oman Open invitation from OGA Chairman Mundhir Al Barwani and OGA Vice Chairman Faisal Al Adawi.

Bailey Gill Seals Oman Open Spot with Ghala Open Triumph

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Nikki Bella and Brie Bella. (Instagram)

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Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Buy Two Acres of Land for $6.3 Million. (AFP)

Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Buy Two Acres of Land for $6.3 Million

US singer Lionel Richie performs on stage during a concert at the Starlite in Marbella. AFP

Does Lionel Richie Feel 'Offended' Over Katy Perry's Wedding Comments?

The 51-year-old recently released her new album “Courage,” her 12th in English. (AFP)

Celine Dion Hails Fans' Support After her Mother's Death

The video was widely decried online as anti-Semitic. [Getty]

Pro-Hezbollah Men Dressed as 'Orthodox Jews' Call for Boycott of US Products

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Three More Patients in Iran Test Positive for The Novel Coronavirus

A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter carries a riffle at a position east of Idlib city in northwestern Syria on February 20, 2020 amid ongoing regime offensive on the last major rebel bastion in the country's northwest. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

Russia Warns Turkey Not to Intervene in Syria

Egypte is beginnen met de bouw van een muur langs grens met Gaza (Twitter)

Egypt is Constructing a Concrete Wall Along Gaza Border

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Munich. AFP

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Videos of Chinese Authorities Humiliating People for Not Wearing Masks Go Viral

Chinese authorities have been tying up citizens who go out in public without a mask, parading them through the streets

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India Is Allegedly Building a Wall to Hide Poor People Ahead of Trump Visit

India is accused of trying to ‘hide poor people’ by building a brick wall alongside a slum inhabited by more

Why Did Iran Try to Cover Up Its First Coronavirus Cases Until Two Patients Died?

Why Did Iran Try to Cover Up Its First Coronavirus Cases Until Two Patients Died?

Iranian health officials in Qom city to the north of Tehran have reported the death of two elderly people after

Trans Man Detained in an Egyptian Women's Prison is 'Being Tortured' With Vaginal Tests

Trans Man Detained in an Egyptian Women's Prison is 'Being Tortured' With Vaginal Tests

Egyptian LBGT activist Malak Elkashif took to Facebook to post details about a trans friend of hers who has been

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Harrowing Video of UAE Mother Torturing Daughter Sparks Anger

A mother in Abu Dhabi has been arrested for torturing her own child and recording the abuse in a video

Videos of Chinese Authorities Humiliating People for Not Wearing Masks Go Viral

India Is Allegedly Building a Wall to Hide Poor People Ahead of Trump Visit

Why Did Iran Try to Cover Up Its First Coronavirus Cases Until Two Patients Died?

Why Did Iran Try to Cover Up Its First Coronavirus Cases Until Two Patients Died?

Trans Man Detained in an Egyptian Women's Prison is 'Being Tortured' With Vaginal Tests

Trans Man Detained in an Egyptian Women's Prison is 'Being Tortured' With Vaginal Tests

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Harrowing Video of UAE Mother Torturing Daughter Sparks Anger

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Italy Arrests Captain of Lebanese-Flagged Cargo Ship on Suspicion of Arms Trafficking

Authorities in northern Italy arrested the captain of a Lebanese-flagged cargo ship on suspicion of international arms trafficking Wednesday while they investigate if the vessel transported tanks, rockets

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations (CoP) in Jerusalem on February 16, 2020. EMMANUEL DUNAND / AFP

Netanyahu Rejects Border Redraw as Suggested in Trump’s Century Deal

This photo taken on February 18, 2020 shows people wearing protective facemasks, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, as they ride on an escalator during the morning commute in Bangkok. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

China Figures Show Big Drop in New Coronavirus Cases as 2,120 People Die

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Hady Amr on the Irrelevance of 'the Deal of the Century'

A passenger wearing a face mask looks out from the cabin of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, in quarantine due to fears of new COVID-19 coronavirus, at Daikoku pier cruise terminal in Yokohama on February 20, 2020. Two former passengers of the coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess have died, local media reported, as fears mount about those who have left the ship after testing negative for the virus. Philip FONG / AFP

Two Passengers of Quarantined Cruise Ship in Japan Die From Coronavirus

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