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  Sanjeev Chadha, Yusuff Ali among top 100 Indian business leaders in Arab World: Forbes

  May 12, 2017 17:43 IST

  Pepsico executive Sanjeev Chadha and retail Moghul Yusuff Ali figure in the Forbes list of top 100 Indian business leaders in the Middle East.

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  Obama warns Trump against ‘sudden’ unilateral moves on Middle East conflict

  World | January 19, 2017 8:18 IST

  Washington: Addressing his final press conference, President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that after he leaves office on Friday he wants to take time to process the "amazing experience" his family has gone through. "He

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  Armed conflict in Middle East displaced 54 million people since 2005: Report

  World | October 18, 2016 20:51 IST

  The number of migrants living in the Middle East has more than doubled between 2005 and 2015 from about 25 million to around 54 million, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of data from United Nations agencies.

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  ISIS suspects funded from Middle East, pledged allegiance to Baghdadi: NIA

  India | July 03, 2016 10:46 IST

  hat the suspects had received several money transactions through ‘hawala’ and that they had also pledged their allegiance to the Islamic State.

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  Most Arabs reject ISIS, think ‘caliphate’ will fail, survey finds

  World | April 13, 2016 14:34 IST

  Dubai: A majority of young Arabs regard Islamic State as the "biggest obstacle" facing the Middle East region and believe the terror group will fail to establish a caliphate, a new survey has found. According

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  Paris attacks result of France's 'flawed' Middle East policy: Bashar al-Assad

  World | November 14, 2015 20:28 IST

  Paris/Cairo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday said that West's ‘flawed' policies in Syria especially that of France was partly to blame for rise of Islamic State.His statement came amid the worldwide condemnation of a

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  Blast near Cairo security building injures six

  World | August 20, 2015 9:50 IST

  Cairo: A large bomb exploded early Thursday near a national security building in the Shubra neighbourhood of Cairo, wounding at least six people including at least one police officer, Egyptian security officials said.There were no

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  Risk of war in Middle East without Iran nuke deal: Barack Obama

  World | July 23, 2015 8:07 IST

  Washington: A risk of war in the Middle East looms large in the absence of an Iranian nuclear deal which was achieved last week, US President Barack Obama has said as he exhorted the Republican-controlled

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  Terrorism not benefiting any Middle East nation: Iranian President

  World | June 19, 2015 15:18 IST

  Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned against growing terrorist activities in the Middle East, saying terrorism will benefit no country in the region."All regional countries are suffering from terrorism because terrorist acts benefit none

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  Pope canonizes 2 saints from 19th century Palestine

  World | May 17, 2015 17:44 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis has canonized two nuns from what was 19th century Palestine in hopes of encouraging Christians across the Middle East who are facing a wave of persecution from Islamic extremists.Sisters Mariam Bawardy

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  Indian banker named 'Retail Banker of the Year in Middle East'

  April 09, 2015 14:41 IST

  Dubai: An Indian banker in UAE has been named ‘Retail Banker of the Year in Middle East', a prestigious award given to global banking leaders for playing an instrumental role in transforming retail bank operations. 

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  Pope Francis condemns domestic violation against women and female mutilation

  World | February 07, 2015 23:37 IST

  Vatican: Pope Francis condemned female mutilation and domestic violence against women today."The many forms of slavery, the commercialisation, and mutilation of the bodies of women, call out to us to be committed to defeat these

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  Japan says, no troops for Middle East

  World | February 06, 2015 8:30 IST

  United Nations: Despite recent slayings of two Japanese citizens by the Islamic State (IS), Tokyo does not intend to abandon its post-World War II pacifism and chooses instead to increase its non-military humanitarian assistance to

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  Mother of IS-held Japanese hostage calls for release of son

  World | January 23, 2015 10:27 IST

  Tokyo: Junko Ishido, mother of a Japanese hostage held by the Islamic State (IS) militants, called Friday morning for the release of her son, Kenji Goto, hours before the 72-hour deadline given by the IS.Ishido

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  Saudi blogger to be publicly flogged for insulting Islam

  World | January 09, 2015 8:14 IST

  Dubai:  A Saudi blogger who was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged for the first time after Friday prayers outside a mosque in the Red Sea

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  Pakistan most dangerous country for journalists

  World | December 31, 2014 13:02 IST

  Brussels: The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Wednesday termed Pakistan the most dangerous country for media persons. Fourteen journalists lost their lives in Pakistan this year.In a statement issued by the IFJ, Asia Pacific region

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  Netanyahu rejects withdrawal talk ahead of Kerry meet

  World | December 15, 2014 7:36 IST

  Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today rejected talk of Israel withdrawing from Jerusalem and the West Bank within two years, on the eve of a meeting with the top US diplomat."We... Stand against the possibility

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  Pakistani national beheaded in Saudi Arabia for heroin smuggling

  World | December 12, 2014 14:50 IST

  Riyadh: Saudi Arabian authorities on Thursday beheaded Pakistani national Mohammad Fayad Mohammad Azam on charge of smuggling heroin into the country.A statement issued by the interior ministry of Saudi Arabia said, the kingdom was battling

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  Amnesty International accuses Israel of war crimes

  World | December 09, 2014 9:33 IST

  London: The Israeli military's destruction of civilian buildings during its Protective Edge offensive this summer amounts to war crimes and must be investigated, human rights monitor Amnesty International said today.The destruction of four multi-story buildings

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  Pope condemns Islamic State violence

  World | November 28, 2014 9:43 IST

  Jerusalem: On the eve of a trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis is urging religious and political leaders to speak out against attacks on Christians by Islamic State extremists.In an interview published on Friday,