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Top StoriesLondon – Friday, June 23rd, 2017London 23-6-2017

Terror Attacks Planned for Eid Holiday Foiled in Nigeria

The Nigerian state security agency announced on Friday that it thwarted plans by militants to detonate explosives in four cities …

Russian Gas Producer Novatek Aims to Knock down Qatar from LNG Top Spot

Seoul Conducts Missile Test as Pyongyang Tests Rocket Engine

German Police Prepare for Protests at G20 Summit

Terror Attacks Planned for Eid Holiday Foiled in Nigeria - Russian Gas Producer Novatek Aims to Knock down Qatar from LNG Top Spot - Seoul Conducts Missile Test as Pyongyang Tests Rocket Engine - German Police Prepare for Protests at G20 Summit - A City on Mars with a Million Inhabitants in 50 Years - Prince Harry: No One in the Royal Family Wants the Throne - US Freezes Brazil Meat Imports over Safety Concerns - Sunderland Continue to Pay the Price for More than 10 Years of Mismanagement - Netan Sansara: 'Why Can't There Be Successful British Asian Footballers?' - Messi May Get Fine instead of Prison Stay over Tax Fraud

Terror Attacks Planned for Eid Holiday Foiled in Nigeria

Asharq Al-Awsat English6 hours agoJune 23, 2017

Russian Gas Producer Novatek Aims to Knock down Qatar from LNG Top Spot

Asharq Al-Awsat English7 hours agoJune 23, 2017

Seoul Conducts Missile Test as Pyongyang Tests Rocket Engine

Asharq Al-Awsat English7 hours agoJune 23, 2017

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MIDDLE EAST NEWS

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The Nigerian state security agency announced on Friday that it thwarted plans by militants to detonate explosives in four cities …

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Business

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Brazil

US Freezes Brazil Meat Imports over Safety Concerns

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Saudi

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Emirs, Ambassadors Take Pledge on Behalf of Crown Prince

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Late Prince Mishael bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, former chairman of the Allegiance Council.

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World

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Trump

Trump Proposes Building Solar Wall along US-Mexico Border

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Lifestyle

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A City on Mars with a Million Inhabitants in 50 Years

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Prince Harry: No One in the Royal Family Wants the Throne

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Sunderland Continue to Pay the Price for More than 10 Years of Mismanagement

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Netan Sansara: ‘Why Can’t There Be Successful British Asian Footballers?’

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Messi

Messi May Get Fine instead of Prison Stay over Tax Fraud

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Earth

Stephen Hawking Calls on Humans to Leave Earth

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tolerance

Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Issues Law on Tolerance Institute

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Iran

Iran Heads towards Iraqi-Syrian Border

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This Is not a Qatari Passing Cloud

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SYRIA WATCH

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Syrian Opposition Upset with Macron’s ‘Contradictory and Unbalanced’ Statements on Assad

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Israel

Israeli Major-General: Syrian War Delays Conflict with ‘Hezbollah’

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Ankara Hints About Military Operation Against Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo

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Jordan

US, Russia Agree To Keep Iran Away From Jordan

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US WATCH

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Trump Proposes Building Solar Wall along US-Mexico Border

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YEMEN WATCH

Yemen

Yemeni PM Directs Health Ministry to Propose Funds to Fight Cholera

Taiz- Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr has directed the Health Ministry to provide emergency medicines and propose funds … Asharq Al-Awsat15 hours agoJune 23, 20170 112

A boy walks near the rubbles of houses destroyed during fighting between tribal fighters and Houthis militias in Taiz, Yemen.

Taiz Residents Break Fast on Militias’ Canons

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Yemen

Pro-Saleh Bloc Struggles to Retain Political Weight in Yemen

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Yemen

Yemeni, Algerian Foreign Ministers Discuss Developments

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TECHNOLOGY

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Why Your Next Wi-Fi Setup Should Be a Mesh Network

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Russia

Russia Develops New Radar System to Detect Drones

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