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U.N. says war in Yemen is ’eminently resolvable’

U.N. says war in Yemen is ’eminently resolvable’

GENEVA (Reuters) – The war in Yemen can be stopped because the warring sides and the international political consensus support…
Iran reassures Iraq over freedom of maritime navigation: ministry

Iran reassures Iraq over freedom of maritime navigation: ministry

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iran has reassured Iraq that there will be freedom of international maritime navigation in the Strait of…
Libya’s Mitiga airport re-opens after air strike: statement

Libya’s Mitiga airport re-opens after air strike: statement

CAIRO (Reuters) – Mitiga airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli re-opened to air traffic on Tuesday after an air strike, according…
Lebanese church demands cancellation of Mashrou’ Leila show

Lebanese church demands cancellation of Mashrou’ Leila show

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese church leaders have demanded the cancellation of a concert by Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila on the…
Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?

Saudi Arabia easing male guardianship law: True reform or symbolic PR?

The Saudi government is reportedly planning this year to lift a restriction on women traveling without the consent of male…
Iran says to meet nuclear deal parties on Sunday

Iran says to meet nuclear deal parties on Sunday

Iran said it will attend a meeting in Vienna on Sunday of diplomats from countries still party to the 2015…
Libyan warplane lands on road in southern Tunisia

Libyan warplane lands on road in southern Tunisia

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Libyan warplane landed on Monday on a road in the southern Tunisian town of Beni Khadash,…
Russia denies its planes bombed rebel-held Syrian city

Russia denies its planes bombed rebel-held Syrian city

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Ministry of Defence denied on Monday its planes carried out air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian…
Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death

Iran says breaks up CIA spy ring, some sentenced to death

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran captured 17 spies working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and some have been sentenced…
Pope Francis’s envoy tells Syria’s Assad of concern for Idlib’s civilians

Pope Francis’s envoy tells Syria’s Assad of concern for Idlib’s civilians

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’s envoy told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a meeting on Monday of the Pope’s…
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