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Egypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months
Egypt has extended its state of emergency for another three months. The government declared a state of emergency after an Islamic State affiliate bombed two Coptic churches in April 2017, killing at least 44 people, and it has been renewed
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Cyclone Luban: Heavy rains, floods expected in Oman
The Public Authority for Civil Aviation has issued its fifth warning about tropical storm Luban. According to a report in the Times of Oman, the storm's centre has been found to be located 300 kilometers from Salalah. The speed of the
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Pakistan to hang 7-year-old Zainab's killer on October 17
A Pakistani man, who was convicted in the rape and murder case of a seven-year-old girl in Punjab province in January, will be executed on 17 October as an anti-terrorism court on Friday issued his death warrants. The incident in January
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Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds death penalty for Saudi diplomat’s killer
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for the man found guilty of murdering Saudi embassy official Khalaf Al Ali in 2012,
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8 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
Eight people died after a boat filled with migrants sank off the western coast of Turkey and another 25 were missing, the Turkish coast guard said on
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Bee’ah and EVOTEQ Introduce the UAE’s First Artificial Intelligence Platform for Offices of the Future
• Intelligent system will transform workplace and play a key role in building offices of the future •
Read MoreEgypt’s first smartphone maker plans expansion in Africa
Egypt's first smartphone maker is looking to enter the broader African market by the end of 2018 or early 2019 as it seeks to boost exports, its sales director said. Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), which already exports to the Gulf,
Read MoreEgyptian actress sentenced to jail for attacking two officers
A Cairo court sentenced Egyptian actress Merihan Hussein to two years and a half in jail, in addition to paying a fine of $1,600, for assaulting two police officers and for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Investigations revealed
Read MoreBangladesh court hands life sentence to acting opposition party chief over 2004 blasts
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to life in jail, and 19 more to death, over a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2004, lawyers
Read More7 dead, several injured after train derails in India
Seven people have died and around 30 people have been injured after a Delhi-bound train derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli early this morning. Eight coaches of the New Farakka Express derailed near the Harchandpur railway station in
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