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  "title": "Foreign Affairs Ministry responds to Fourth Estate attestation investigation, bars middleman from premises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/foreign-affairs-ministry-responds-to-fourth-estate-attestation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:17:58.000Z",
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        "outlet": "Gulf Times",
        "title": "Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs meets Syrian Minister of Economy, Trade",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/minister-of-state-for-foreign-trade-affairs-meets-syrian-minister-of-5323751",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Islamic Affairs Ministry records recitations by top global Quran readers at King Fahd Complex studio",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Foreign Affairs Ministry commends Fourth Estate over attestation investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/foreign-affairs-ministry-commends-fourth-estate-over-attestation",
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