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Sacked workers in Saudi Arabia set fire to buses in protest over unpaid salaries

2016-05-02

50,000 foreign laborers have been sacked by the Binladin Group and some have not been paid salaries in at least four months

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Google patents computer that can be injected directly into the eyeball

2016-04-30

The injection would improve its owners vision – and also give them access to extra powers

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Iranians go to polls as moderates bid to challenge conservative dominance

2016-02-27

More than 55 million people eligible to vote in parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections that could set countrys future

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Iraqi cleric Sadr threatens to march on Baghdads Green Zone

2016-02-27

Tens of thousands of supporters for Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday to demand government reforms

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Isis propaganda should be ignored by media outlets, say researchers

2016-02-23

Lowy Institute research into the group’s manipulation of western media argues Isis’s slick footage should clearly be tagged as propaganda in TV broadcasts

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Arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Qatar almost triple in four years

2016-02-23

Stockholm Peace Institute study shows Gulf states amassing huge military stockpiles, as US remains biggest exporter

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Iraqis take a bite out of (no chocolate) cleric

2016-02-23

Sheikh Jalaleddin al-Saghir is mocked on social media for attacking people who spend their money on (unnecessary) chocolate bars

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Saudi Arabia and Russia agree to oil production freeze in Qatar meeting

2016-02-16

Oil has lost more than 70 per cent of its value in 18 months

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Saudi launches "largest" military exercises in history of region

2016-02-16

Riyadhs 21 nation coalition military drills come as Saudi and Turkey launch separate air defense exercises

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