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French ex-President Sarkozy stands trial for corruption

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial Monday on charges of corruption and influence peddling in a phone-tapping scandal, a first for the 65-year-old pol

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Spotlight: Lebanese judge suspends prosecutor's order to freeze banks assets, properties

Beirut's First Investigative Judge Ghassan Oueidat suspended late Thursday a decision by Lebanon's Financial Prosecutor Ali Ibrahim to freeze the assets and properties

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Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus; Iran cases spike

Saudi Arabia on Thursday banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam’s holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of

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Sarkozy aide charged as France pushes with Gaddafi funding probe

France's then president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) greets Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, December 10, 2007. /AP Photo A former aide to Nicolas Sarkozy