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The EU and Turkey pushed to mend strained ties as Ankara's foreign minister visited Brussels.
Twitter has blocked the account of the Chinese embassy in the US after its post about Uighur women.
Turkey on charm offensive to ease tensions with EU
Mevlut Cavusoglu and Josep Borrell have met to discuss Turkey's EU membership and issues related to the eastern Mediterranean.
China dismisses Pompeo Uighur genocide claim as 'outrageous lies'
China has clapped back at growing backlash over its maltreatment of Uighur Muslims.
US declares China committing 'genocide' against Uighurs
The US declared that China is carrying out genocide against Uighurs and other mostly Muslim groups.
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan open new rail and power links
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have introduced new transport, power and communications links.
US to block cotton from China's Xinjiang region
The US government will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from China's Xinjiang region over Beijing's treatment of the country's Uighur ...
Muslim app sold data to US government-linked firm
Salaat First had been downloaded by more than 10 million times on Android.
Assad's cousin Rami Makhlouf complains regime 'stole his land'
Rami Makhlouf claims his family's property has been confiscated by the Assad regime.
Bahrain opens airspace to Qatar airplanes as blockade eased
Bahrain on Monday became the last of the former Gulf blockading countries to lift its embargo on Qatar.
Qataris crossing into Saudi Arabia welcomed with roses
Drivers who arrived at the Salwa border crossing in Saudi Arabia from the Qatari land crossing at Abu Samrah were welcomed with roses.
Twitter removes 'dehumanising' Chinese embassy tweet on Uighur women
The tweet, posted on Thursday, drew widespread condemnation for claiming that Uighur women have had their minds "emancipated" and are no longer ...
US voices slams China boast of Uighur population control
A US official voiced disgust after China's embassy boasted about Uighur women "no longer" being "baby-making machines"
Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market
While the EU tariff- and quota-free trade deal averted potential business chaos in the immediate future, the divorce will play out in many ...
British lawmakers approve post-Brexit trade deal with EU
On the eve of the new year, British lawmakers finally agreed on a Brexit deal.
Chinese vaccine shipment arrives in Turkey
The vaccines have finally arrived to Turkey following a two-week delay.
Ghosn case haunts Japan a year after shock escape
A year after Japan learned with horror that Carlos Ghosn had jumped bail to become the world's most famous fugitive, the fiasco and its ...
EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal
The 11th hour accord will go into effect on January 1.
Lebanese ex-army photographer shot dead outside his home
Joseph Bejjani was gunned down by two unidentified men who approached him in his car, which was parked outside his home in the town of Kahaleh ...
Pro-normalisation 'Bahraini, Emirati influencers' praise Israel's army as 'heroic'
An interview between a popular Israeli blogger and two influential Emirati and Bahraini figures prompted fierce criticism online, after the ...
Tunisia cracks down with arrests in Italy waste scandal
Amid the scandal, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi sacked the environment minister, Mustapha Aroui, while twelve were taken into custody.
Over 50,000 Israelis visited UAE since travel agreement: report
Tens of thousands of Israeli tourists flocked to the UAE in just two weeks, a report said, driving a tourism boom in the Gulf country.
US Muslims press Organization of Islamic Cooperation on China
As the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) remains silent on Beijing's mass incarceration of Uighurs, US Muslim groups have accused ...
Fighting to advance the hard-won freedoms of Tunisia's revolution
In-depth: From women's rights to freedom of expression, progressives in Tunisia's young democracy are fighting to preserve and advance the ...
UN-Habitat announces cash for rent payments to 800 vulnerable families affected by the Beirut blast.
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