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Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’

Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’

Omar al-Bashir received $90 million in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator told a court at the opening Monday of…
Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors

Turkey removes pro-Kurdish mayors

The Turkish government removed three mayors from office on Monday over alleged links to Kurdish militants as Ankara deepened its…
Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria

Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Airstrikes halted a Turkish military convoy carrying ammunition after it crossed into northern Syria on Monday,…
No shellfire or bullets, but war still intrudes on tiny Syrian island

No shellfire or bullets, but war still intrudes on tiny Syrian island

ARWAD, Syria (Reuters) – In the years before Syria’s war the boatmakers of Arwad used to sell their wooden vessels…
Jordan summons Israeli envoy over Jerusalem ‘violations’

Jordan summons Israeli envoy over Jerusalem ‘violations’

Jordan summoned the Israeli ambassador in Amman, Amir Weissbrod, on Sunday following “Israeli violations” last week at the Jerusalem site…
Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed

Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed

Sudan’s deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in court Monday in Khartoum for…
Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack

Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s president on Monday vowed to “eliminate” all safe havens of the Islamic State group as…
Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

The Iranian oil tanker at the center of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory…
Grace 1 tanker raises Iranian flag, changes name to ‘Adrian Darya-1’

Grace 1 tanker raises Iranian flag, changes name to ‘Adrian Darya-1’

GIBRALTAR (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West has raised an Iranian flag…
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves

Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves

HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – Before Yemen’s war broke out four years ago Ali Muhammad used to cross the border…
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