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India’s biometric ID program “Aadhaar” failing to achieve its desired objects: NYT
WASHINGTON: An Indian biometric identification program, initiated nearly a decade ago with an aim to provide 12-digit unique identification number...
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Iran’s Navy fires homegrown long range cruise missile first time from warship
TEHRAN – Iran’s Navy on Tuesday fired the homegrown long-range cruisemissile ‘Qadir’ for the first time from a warship to...
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Saudi coalition announces 1.5b in aid for Yemen
Saudi Arabia led-coalition has announced to provide one point five billion dollars in response to the UN appeal to carry...
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US tightens rules on Middle East air cargo after 2017 Australia bomb plot
Washington: The United States has ordered more stringent inspections of air cargo from five Middle East countries, citing a June...
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Russian Military deploys new state of the art S 400 missile system in Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Russian military has delivered new units of itsstate-of-the-art S-400 anti-aircraft systems to Syria. Videos provided by the...
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George Weah sworn in as Liberian president
MONROVIA: George Weah, the former international soccer star who won the presidency of Liberia last month, promised a crackdown on endemic...
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Belt and Road Demonstration Project Award held in Beijing
BEIJING: The People’s Daily Online has launched the Belt and Road Demonstration Project Award to share China’s vision of Belt...
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Israeli Military planning to cross into Syria: Report
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli military is planning to cross into Syria amidintensified tensions between ISIL and other rival terrorist groups in...
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Deaths reported in shelling of Syria s Damascus
In Syria, five civilians have been killed in artillery fire in Damascus. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that...
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Chinese Yuan hits two-year high as dollar stutters amid US shutdown
BEIJING: The Chinese yuan’s central parity rate hit its highest level against the US dollar since December 2015 on Monday,...