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Lebanon PM warns Syrian refugees pose ‘danger to the nation’
Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has voiced concerns about a “new wave” of Syrian refugees entering the country “via illegal paths.”
Mikati told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday that the scale of the influx poses “a serious…
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Jill Biden positive for COVID, President Biden tests negative
US first lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 just days before President Joe Biden, who tested negative for the virus, is due to travel to a Group of 20 summit in India, the White House said on Monday.
Biden’s 72-year-old…
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Berlin Wall relic gets a ‘second life’ on US-Mexico border as Joe Biden adds barriers
As the US government built its latest stretch of border wall, Mexico made a statement of its own by laying remains of the Berlin Wall a few steps away.
The 3-ton pockmarked, gray concrete slab sits between a bullring, a lighthouse and…
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Public Investment Fund acquires Hadeed from SABIC for $3.33bn
The Public Investment Fund on Sunday announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire a 100 percent shareholding in the Saudi Iron & Steel Co., also known as Hadeed, from the Saudi Basic Industries Corp.
Based on a…
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Ancient Egyptian jars hint at complex mummification balms
Jars holding the innards of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman from roughly 3,500 years ago contain hints of one of the most complex mummification balms of that era, a new study shows.
About 120 years ago, the remains of a woman named…
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UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque among highest-rated free attractions in Asia
The UAE’s iconic Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi has been ranked as one of the highest-rated free tourist attractions in Asia, according to a recent study.
US vacation rentals and property management company Casago went in search…
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Stolen at birth: Chilean kidnapped during dictatorship meets mother after 42 years
A 42-year-old lawyer who was stolen at birth during the rule of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and raised in the United States has traveled thousands of miles to South America to meet his biological mother for the first time.
“She…
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Jordanian cyclist on a mission to cross GCC countries to promote tourism
A Jordanian globetrotter, who in July embarked on a cycling trip to spread a message of love among Arab Gulf states and promote tourism, has reached Qatar after traveling from Saudi Arabia.
Cyclist Issa Al-Qazaqza told Arab News on…
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New find throws light on life of slaves in Ancient Rome’s Pompeii
Archaeologists have discovered a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their lowly status in the ancient world, the culture ministry said on Sunday.
The room was found at…
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Microsoft to shut Xbox 360’s online store next year
Microsoft said on Thursday it would pull the plug on Xbox 360’s online store and marketplace next year, as it focuses on its latest consoles and subscription service Game Pass.
Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace will be shut on July…
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