Khalid

[khah-leed, kah-, khal-id, kal-]

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noun

Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud, 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).

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In a shock win, pro-Palestine independent candidate for the Perry Barr district, Ayoub Khan, ousted Labour's longstanding MP Khalid Mahmood by 507 votes.

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Khalid Hussein, an activist who has been following the case closely, told the BBC that the police were "not serious" about solving the murders of the women they previously identified as being aged between 18 and 30.

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The rise in Kashmiri storytelling offers a "vital counter-narrative", but rushed documentation can blur nuances, according to author and researcher Khalid Bashir Ahmad.

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Mr Khalid, who appeared in court via video link from Wormwood Scrubs, has been remanded in custody and will next appear in court to enter a plea in January.

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Mr Khalid, of Stockport, Greater Manchester, is the fifth person to be charged in connection with the break-in.

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