RIYADH, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Bahrain sees China as one of its key tourism markets, as the kingdom aims to diversify and expand its tourism sector, Bahrain’s Minister of Tourism Fatima bint Jaafar Al Sairafi told Xinhua here on Saturday.
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Category: 2. World
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Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill three
Beirut, Lebanon – Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed three people and wounded several more on Saturday, according to the Lebanese health ministry, with Israel announcing one of the attacks had hit arms smugglers from a group affiliated with…
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US visa applicants with chronic illnesses face stricter guidelines
The United States has introduced new visa guidelines that may affect applicants suffering from chronic illnesses, including diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and obesity. According to reports from US media, the Trump administration has issued…
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Dalit scholar’s PhD withheld at Kerala varsity amid entrenched casteism in Indian academia
TRIVANDRUM: In yet another troubling case of caste discrimination and academic harassment in Modi’s India, the PhD degree of Dalit research scholar Vipin Vijayan from Kerala University has been withheld by the Dean of the Sanskrit Department,…
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UN warns Gaza aid still too slow, US eyes peace plan vote
UNITED NATIONS: Despite some progress in delivering food to Gazans, the territory, ravaged by war and wracked by hunger, remains in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, a UN spokesperson said.
The United Nations and its partners have been…
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Putin orders study on potential nuclear test, work under way, says Russian FM
Lavrov said Putin’s November 5 order on a possible nuclear test is being implemented and reviewed
Putin order was in response to President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement last week that the US would resume testing, says Russian FM. PHOTO:…
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Philippines warns of deadly storm surges as Typhoon Fung-wong nears super typhoon strength – Dawn
- Philippines warns of deadly storm surges as Typhoon Fung-wong nears super typhoon strength Dawn
- Typhoon Fung-wong bears down on the Philippines after deadly Kalmaegi BBC
- Philippines halts search for typhoon dead as huge new storm approaches Dawn
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One Palestinian killed by Israeli firing in Gaza – Reuters
- One Palestinian killed by Israeli firing in Gaza Reuters
- Death toll in Gaza tops 69,000; Hamas retrieves body of Israeli soldier Al Jazeera
- 241 Palestinians killed in Gaza since ceasefire: Health Ministry Middle East Eye
- Israeli Drone Strike Kills a…
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Thousands flee to overcrowded camps after Sudan’s paramilitary captures el-Fasher
CAIRO — Tens of thousands of Sudanese have fled to overcrowded camps to escape reported atrocities by a paramilitary force since it captured el-Fasher in the western Darfur region, an aid group said Saturday, and the U.N. human rights chief…
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North Korea Condemns US-South Korea Exercises, Vows ‘Offensive’ Response
North Korea’s Defence Minister No Kwang Chol has threatened to undertake “more offensive action” in response to U.S. security discussions with South Korea and the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the region.
This threat follows…
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