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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman seemed to be keeping a low profile. Then he detained senior members of the royal family and started an oil price war. For more than a year, Prince Mohammed bin Salman seemed to be living down his reputation for dangerous aggression.Credit...Pool photo by Mandel Ngan By David D. Kirkpatrick First he ordered the detention of at least four...

FILE PHOTO: 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos More By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and two other large charities on Tuesday pledged up to $125 million to help speed the development of treatments for the fast-spreading coronavirus, which the World Health Organization said on Monday was nearing pandemic proportions. The effort, known as...

FILE PHOTO: Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at the New York Criminal Court during his ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City More (Reuters) - Lawyers for former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted last month of rape and sexual assault, have asked a New York court to take into consideration his health and age...

Good morning #Qatar. On this beautiful morning of Monday, March 9, 2020, we are pleased to extend to you all a warm welcome to our social media channels. Today the weather is moderate during the daytime with slight dust to dusty condition. It will be cold at night. The temperature in the country will range between 13 and 36 Degree Celsius. Sticking...

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Foreign Minister Cavusoglu says Ankara ready to work constructively to reach an agreement with the bloc before the next EU summit. Cavusoglu says the EU visa liberalisation and an update of the country's customs union with the EU must be implemented MORE ON TURKEY Erdogan demands 'concrete support' from EU, NATO over Syriatoday Turkey's Ali Babacan applies to launch new political...

On Monday, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani and President Abdullah Abdullah were both inaugurated, as presidents, in ceremonies next door to one another. The inaugurations reflect contested results to an often delayed, heavily disputed presidential election. Both Ghani and Abdullah claimed victory in this vote, and did the same thing during the last election. That time, the US brokered a power-sharing deal where...

Egypt has announced that they are establishing a new commando force as part of their navy. This force will work with Libya’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA) to block Turkey from getting its ships to the Libyan coast. Egypt has long backed Gen. Khalifa Hafter’s coup attempt in Libya, in which his LNA are aiming to take the capital of Tripoli....

Hundreds of troops will leave, will not be replaced Jason Ditz Posted onMarch 9, 2020CategoriesNewsTagsAfghanistan, Pentagon Just over a week after the signing of the Afghan peace deal, the first few hundreds of US troops are rotating out of the country. The rotation was planned before the deal, but in keeping with the US withdrawal, the troops will not be replaced. This is just the...

WHAT DID THEY TELL? HER WHAT DID THEY TELL Now Playing Source: CNN Victim's mom: Over two years later, where is a murderer? 02:32 Mexico City (CNN)What if all women in Mexico vanished? This is the question at the heart of a nationwide strike kicking off on Monday, during which women are expected to stay away from work and school in protest at surging femicide...

Image copyrightAFPImage captionMohammed Bin Nayef (centre) - a former crown prince - was among those detained The arrest of senior princes by Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has triggered a wave of speculation as to why they were suddenly removed. No stranger to controversy, Prince Mohammed (commonly known as MBS) has displayed a ruthless ambition to...

Coronavirus outbreak Image copyrightAFP The decision to delay closing schools and introduce other strict measures to combat coronavirus has been defended by England's deputy chief medical officer. Dr Jenny Harries said experts are assessing new cases on an hourly basis to achieve a "balanced response". She told BBC Breakfast new measures could follow as UK cases begin to rise rapidly over the...

Taiz, in Yemen's south-west, is home to one of the longest-running battles of the country's civil war. Known as the city of snipers, Taiz - divided between the Houthi rebels and forces loyal to the government - is constantly under siege. Saudi air-strikes have continued since the start of the war in 2015 and the people of Taiz say they feel...

Residents shopping for necessities at a Doha store Monday Peter Alagos *Hypermarkets say they have adequate stocks Hypermarkets are urging the public to stay calm and to avoid panic-buying as they have enough stocks to meet the local demand and the government is determined to prevent the virus from spreading. The government has already taken effective measures, which are being reviewed and updated...