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UAE: Around 20,000 students switch from private to public schools this year

Several schools have been renovated and others inaugurated in various regions of the countryNearly 300,000 students will go back to....

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Saudi Arabia looking forward to new phase of relations with Iran - Cabinet statement

RIYADH: The Saudi Cabinet on Tuesday said it will continue following up on implementing the agreement to resume diplomatic relations....

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Saudi Arabia rejects ‘unfounded’ HRW allegations of killing Ethiopians at Yemen border

Saudi government source said accusations were baselessEthiopia on Tuesday said it will launch a joint investigation with Riyadh into the....

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Vladimir Putin didn't attend BRICS to avoid arrest over Ukraine war crimes?

Russian president Vladimir Putin is notably absent from the BRICS meeting while other world leaders reached Johannesburg in South Africa....

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Ex-Delhi govt official accused of raping minor sent to one-day judicial custody

The now-suspended Delhi government official accused of raping his friend's minor daughter, was sent to one-day judicial custody by a....

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Iran issues warning on US provocative presence in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN- Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Monday issued a warning against the “provocative” escalation of American military presence in the Persian....

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Iran’s transformation: From defenseless to exporter of arms

TEHRAN - Amidst Iraq’s war against Iran in 1984, when a high-ranking Iranian delegation began a quest for missiles and....

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Nigerian governor slashes tuition in state-owned tertiary institutions

He said the competitive fees model “responds to the current realities and promotes access to quality education”.The Kaduna State governor,....

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Gunmen abduct Eight NYSC members

“The corps members were offloaded (from the bus) and taken into the bush.”Gunmen, on Saturday, abducted eight members of the National....

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I’ll step on toes, demolish buildings, no matter who owns them -Wike vows

Dramatic times are ahead in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as new Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, yesterday vowed to demolish....