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Israel prepares to bury last Gaza hostage
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» MEITAR, Israel - Grieving relatives of Ran Gvili gathered on Wednesday as Israel prepared to bury the last hostage returned from Gaza, marking the end of a painful national saga triggered by Hamas’s 2023 attack.
Into the crystal ball
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 29/12/2025
» 2026 is shaping up to be another big year and while we all can look forward to a new government, there are other more exciting things happening in Thailand and the rest of the world. Guru By Bangkok Post compiles a list.
Seeking politics of solidarity under Putin's regime
News, Shura Gulyaeva, Published on 18/03/2024
» In 2013, when I was 13, one of the oldest comedy TV programmes in Russia released a sketch in which a group of musicians performed a version of Queen's I Want to Break Free satirising the country.
'Never seen such barbarity': the grim task of Israel's forensics teams
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - The stench of death is overwhelming in Israel's National Center of Forensic Medicine, where experts have been trying to identify the remains of hundreds of people slain in the Hamas attacks.
1st Shura Council elections herald a new era in Qatar
Published on 16/12/2021
» The year 2021 holds several important implications for the State of Qatar both internally and internationally. Perhaps the most prominent internal achievement of the State of Qatar is the holding of the Shura Council elections for the first time in the country’s history. This is within the framework of the ambitious policy pursued by the State of Qatar to develop its legislative mechanism by expanding the popular participation in the way that reflects the value of Qatari constitution and Qatar National Vision 2030.
Qataris vote in subdued first legislative election
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» DOHA - Qataris were voting in the emirate's first legislative election Saturday, a symbolic nod to democracy that analysts say will not lead to power shifting away from the ruling family.
King Kipchoge retains men's Olympic marathon title
AFP, Published on 08/08/2021
» SAPPORO: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge underlined his credentials as the undisputed king of the marathon with a totally dominant run to retain his Olympic title on the streets of Sapporo on Sunday.
OMAN MARKS 50TH NATIONAL DAY
Published on 18/11/2020
» On the 18th of November, the Sultanate marks its 50th National Day anniversary under the wise leadership of HM Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.
Kipchoge cracks as Kitata and Kosgei take London Marathon honours
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» LONDON - It proved 13th time unlucky as world record holder Eliud Kipchoge fluffed his lines at Sunday's London marathon, won in a thrilling sprint finish by Ethiopian Shura Kitata.
Dockside dealings: smuggling, bribery and tax evasion at Beirut port
AFP, Published on 16/09/2020
» BEIRUT - The huge explosion at Beirut's port last month laid bare a dockside institution riddled with graft which critics say is a microcosm of a corrupt Lebanese state.