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Foley to miss fourth match with concussion

Bernard Foley has been ruled out of the Waratahs clash with the Brumbies, still suffering concussion symptoms. Foley trained with the team all week and was named in the initial team on Thursday, before being a late scratching  The Waratahs were optimistic that Foley would run out for the first time this season and the […]

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Iranian Instagram star ‘arrested for blasphemy’

Tasnim News said the influencer, who goes by Sahar Tabar on Instagram but was identified as Fatemeh Kh by Iranian media, using the first character of her surname in Farsi, is accused of promoting violence, illicit education, blasphemy, insulting the Islamic veil, spreading hatred and encouraging youth to commit corruption. ### Tasnim reported that complaints […]

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Houthi rebels show video of alleged attack on Saudi and Yemeni forces

Brigadier Gen. Yahya Saree, a spokesman for the Houthi forces, said the operation in the Saudi province of Najran was months in the making and involved luring the enemy into what he called the “biggest trap.” ### The attack, if verified, would represent one of the largest in Yemen’s bloody, years-long civil war, which has […]

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Saudi king’s bodyguard shot dead after argument with friend

Click:Flexographic Printing Machine Royal Guard Major General Abdul-Aziz Al-Faghm was a familiar figure in the kingdom and often seen in photos alongside King Salman at home and on official trips abroad. ### Al-Faghm was visiting a friend in the city’s Shate’ district Saturday when he got into a dispute with another friend Mamdouh bin Meshaal […]

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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen denies ‘theatrical’ Houthi ambush claims

In a Monday news conference, coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki called the Houthi announcement “theatrical,” describing it as part of “attempts to mislead” international and regional media. ### On Sunday, Houthi rebels released video purporting to show the apparent aftermath of an August attack that they said killed hundreds of Saudi-backed troops and led to […]

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Iran’s Rouhani says he agreed four-point plan for Trump talks, until US threatened more sanctions

French President Emmanuel Macron made the proposals and tried to broker a meeting between Trump and Rouhani, the Iranian leader said. “(The) French president for the second time in 24 hours met with me and he presented that plan to me, and I said that the generality of that plan from our point of view […]

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Netanyahu faces new legal battle — just as his political hopes fade

On Wednesday morning, Netanyahu’s legal team met with the attorney general for the first day of hearings in three criminal investigations against the 69-year-old leader, in an attempt to convince the prosecution to drop some, or all, of the charges. ### Israel’s Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit has said he intends to indict Netanyahu on charges […]

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Any war between the US and Iran would be a catastrophe. And no one could win it

They’re also a gamble. ### According to intelligence sources in the Middle East and the West, recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities were launched from Iranian soil. Iran has been blamed by the US, UK, France and Germany among others for being behind the cruise missile attacks; claims that the Houthi rebels in Yemen were […]

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A new wave of Arab protesters say, ‘It’s the economy, stupid!’

Egyptians brave the wrath of the security forces to resurrect the battle cry of the ill-fated 2011 revolution: “The people want the downfall of the regime.” ### This isn’t about regional rivalries, the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism or even a yearning for greater freedom. ### This time it’s about the economy, corruption and the failure of […]

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Iran frees two Australian social media influencers detained months ago

The two social media influencers were detained in July for taking illegal photos with a drone, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. ### “For Jolie and for Mark, the ordeal that they have been through is now over,” Payne said at a press conference in Sydney. ### “They are being united with […]

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