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Bahrain Calls on Citizens to Immediately Leave Lebanon Over Unrest - Foreign Ministry

Qatar's new labour laws hailed as milestone for migrant workers

New labour laws in Qatar that allow foreign workers to freely change jobs and leave the country without the approval of their employers has been praised by the International Labour Organization (ILO), a UN agency, as "a momentous step forward" in upholding the workers' rights

Coetzee, Fox tied for French Open lead

Egypt Warns Turkey's Operation May Cause Humanitarian Crisis, Disrupt Syrian Peace Process

Egypt's Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned about the negative consequences that the Turkish military operation would have on the humanitarian situation and political settlement process in Syria and added that Egypt welcomed the United States' sanctions on Turkey

Afghan Civilian Casualties at Record High in July-September 2019 - UN

The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan spiked to a quarterly high of 4,313 from July to September of this year, the United Nations' Assistance Mission UNAMA said in a report out Thursday

Spanish falcons feed Arab passion for raptor hunting

UAE to launch new low-cost airline

Abu Dhabi's giant Etihad Airways and Sharjah's low-cost carrier Air Arabia announced Wednesday an agreement to launch a new low-cost airline based in the United Arab Emirates capital

Greek National Security Adviser Denies NATO's Araxos Base Stores Nuclear Weapons

Greek National Security Adviser Alexandros Diakopoulos denied, in a comment to Sputnik on Wednesday, that there were any US nuclear weapons stored at NATO's Araxos air base

Pak world beach games gold medal winner Inam returns home

Pakistan's World Beach Games gold medal winner, ace grappler Inam Butt was given a hero's welcome on his arrival back home here on Wednesday at the airport

Qatar Says Turkey's Operation in Northeastern Syria 'Not Crime'

Qatar doesn't view Turkey's military offensive, dubbed Operation Peace Spring, in northeastern Syria as a crime, Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Al Attiya said

Inam Butt optimistic to achieve further medals for Pakistan

Pakistani wrestler Muhammad Inam Butt who won gold medal in World Beach Games said that he was extremely happy after winning the medal for Pakistan

Japan takes honor of hosting XXXII Olympic for the fourth times

The City of Tokyo is going to host 2020 Summer Olympics (2020Nisen Niju-nen Tokyo Orinpikku) for the second time from July 24 to August 9, 2020 in Tokyo after it held the Games in 1964

Entire World Should Be Concerned With Preventing US-Iran Confrontation - Doha

Koreas in silent, surreal stalemate as Aussies plunder seven

North and South Korea played out a surreal 0-0 draw in front of an empty stadium and with no TV coverage as Australia smashed seven past Taiwan in Asian World Cup qualifying on Tuesday

US Assistant Secretary to Visit Qatar for Talks on Iran, Regional Security - State Dept

US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker will visit Qatar this week for talks on regional issues and will emphasize the need for unity among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to counter Iran, the State Department said in a press release on Tuesday