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  Quetta / AP At least 43 people died and 35 others were injured when a bomb exploded at a Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Saturday, officials said. The blast hit a crowd of worshippers participating in a ceremony at the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani in Khuzdar district, some 760 kilometres (472 miles) south of ...

  BAGHDAD / AP A suicide car bomber from the IS group attacked Iraqi special forces in Mosul on Saturday, setting off heavy fighting in the northern city. The early morning attack in the Qadisiya neighborhood, which the troops entered a day earlier, was followed by a barrage of gunfire, mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades, Iraqi officers said. Fighting was also ...

  Kabul / AFP Four people were killed on Saturday in a huge explosion inside the largest US military base in Afghanistan, NATO said, with local authorities blaming a suicide attacker in a major breach of security. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing inside the heavily fortified Bagram Airfield, north of the capital Kabul, which left 14 others wounded ...

  Yangon /AFP Myanmar’s military said its troops killed six people and lost two soldiers in clashes with attackers in Rakhine state on Saturday, in the latest flare-up of violence in the crisis-hit region. Northern Rakhine, which is home to the Muslim Rohingya minority and borders Bangladesh, has been under military lockdown ever since surprise raids on border posts left ...

  Nicosia / AFP Five days of UN-sponsored talks on ending the decades-old division of Cyprus have adjourned without a breakthrough but negotiators vowed on Saturday to press on even as prospects fade for a deal this year. The much-heralded talks between Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders in the Swiss resort of Mont Pelerin were supposed to produce a map of ...

  Yangon/ AFP An Asian news network on Saturday called for the release of two Myanmar media executives jailed for alleged defamation, the latest case to highlight limits on free speech under the country’s new democratic government. The CEO of Eleven Media Group and a chief editor of a newspaper it publishes were detained by police on Friday over a ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 4th edition of Middle East Cleaning Technology Week (MECTW) has seen a 20 percent increase in size and is taking place at the Dubai International Convention Centre from November 13 – 15. The leading international show, for the cleaning -sector, will see participation from prominent regional and international companies showcasing their latest innovations across ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Waste management is one of the biggest challenges that Middle East’s cleaning sector will have to deal with as the region is to host events like EXPO 2020 and FIFA 2022. Governments in the region, particularly Dubai, are implementing strategies to achieve the goal of ‘zero waste to landfill’. In line with the emirate’s goal ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Albatha Group’s Star Juices, Amara and Glenda biscuits, UAE based juice and biscuit brands, received the Halal Certification from Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA). The companies received the award from H.E. Dr. Rashid bin Fahad, Minister of State and Chairman of ESMA, and it was received by Mohammed Bin Sultan Al Qasimi from ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority,TCA, Abu Dhabi, announced the appointment of Dyala Nusseibeh as Fair Director of Abu Dhabi Art, ahead of the 2016 edition of the event later this month. Talking about the importance of appointment, Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director General of TCA Abu Dhabi said, “Abu Dhabi Art is one of the cornerstones ...