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Oman Air apologises for maps using 'Persian Gulf' label 25 Sep 2016 - 12:38 pm

DUBAI: State carrier Oman Air has apologised for inflight maps that labelled the Gulf - the waterway separating Iran from the Arabian Peninsula...

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Kuwait MPs demand urgent debate on petrol price hike 25 Sep 2016 - 11:17 am

Kuwait City: Kuwaiti lawmakers on Thursday requested an emergency session of parliament to debate a government decision that increased petrol prices by up...

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New documentary shows life in Gaza for AFP journalists

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at the White House. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

There is real chance of reaching peace deal in Gaza: Trump

Egyptian, French leaders hold phone call on avenues for immediate end to Gaza war

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UN forum in Beirut calls for more global action on sand and dust storms

Asia

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Filipino vlogger arrested for Facebook post about president

A man pushes his motorbike on a flooded street due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Matmo in Hanoi on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)

Vietnam records highest flood levels on three rivers since 1986

A general view shows Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. (AFP)

Sri Lanka faces 'uneven', slow recovery from recession: World Bank

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World Bank lowers Mongolia's 2025 GDP growth forecast

Europe

Panos Routsi, father of a boy killed in the Tempi railway collision in February 2023, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on September 21, 2025. Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP

Greece train tragedy father ends 23-day hunger strike

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Veggie 'burgers' face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling ban

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Dutch make explosive discovery in French onion delivery

Heiner Linke (L), Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, explains a model as Hans Ellegren (C), Secretary General of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Olof Ramstroem, Member of the Nobel Committe for Chemistry, listen in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for new form of molecular architecture

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From diplomacy to green growth: Qatar and Sweden embark on a ‘perfect fit’ partnership

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Germany admires Qatar’s mediation efforts in regional, international conflicts: Ambassador

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UK Ambassador reflects on his first year of tenure in Qatar

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(Files) A worker polishes gold bullion bars at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. (Photo by David Gray / AFP)

Gold tops $4,000 for first time as safe haven shines

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