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Only pilgrims immunised against Covid-19 to be allowed in Mecca

Saudi Arabia details requirements for umrah permits with new policy, to begin with Ramadan

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Jordan’s Prince Hamzah strikes defiant tone over palace turmoil

41-year-old says he is not looking to inflame tensions, but will not be intimidated

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Israeli air force debuts new spy plane

The Oron equipped with advanced radar system, data-processing algorithms based on AI capabilities

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UK to announce new international travel rules

Nation adopts 'traffic light' system as it emerges from lockdown

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China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats howl at Xinjiang critics

Envoys back to firing insults over Twitter, smearing critics and suggesting conspiracies

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Vietnam’s pandemic response leader sworn in as president

Nguyen Xuan Phuc has overseen the nation’s successful handling of the virus outbreak

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S’pore blogger crowdfunds US$100,000 to pay PM defamation damages

Leong Sze Hian was sued by Lee Hsien Loong after sharing post on 1MDB

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Lingering questions about the AstraZeneca jab

All blood clot cases showed symptoms 3 to 10 days after inoculation

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[UPDATE] Death toll hits 90 in Indonesia, East Timor floods

Dozens more still missing

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Australia says 2 citizens released from Myanmar detention

Business consultants Matthew O’Kane, Christa Avery leave after month of house arrest

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Palace turmoil, wave of arrests over plot to ‘destabilise’ Jordan

Govt nabs former crown prince accused of working with foreign parties to undermine nation

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‘Silent revolution’: Myanmar workers strike to force junta’s hand

Though ‘unwilling’, country’s labour force says military’s brutality forces them into radical action

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Hong Kong cops make record 700kg cocaine bust

HK$930 million worth of narcotics seized in largest haul since 2012