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Mar 2025
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Several dead in US strikes on Yemen and ...

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US strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa have killed two people and injured two others. A tourist submarine has sunk off the coast of Egypt Red Sea city of Hurghada. A notorious Kurdish gangster has fled Turkey to avoid extradition on drug-trafficking charges he’s facing in Sweden.     This episode features The National's Mina Aldroubi and Tariq Taher. ... Show More
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