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Saudi Crown Prince commits to interfaith tolerance, says Anglican church

Saudi Crown Prince commits to interfaith tolerance, says Anglican church

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met the head of the Anglican church in London on Thursday, promising to…
Cubs of the Caliphate: rehabilitating Islamic State’s child fighters

Cubs of the Caliphate: rehabilitating Islamic State’s child fighters

While children who have been through war typically draw devastating pictures of the violence they have suffered, few show themselves…
For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale

For Pyongyang, Mideast offers cautionary nuclear tale

As North Korea considers negotiating over its nukes, it may find lessons in the Middle East, where leaders imperiled, paranoid…
Red Cross postpones aid convoy to Damascus rebel-held suburb

Red Cross postpones aid convoy to Damascus rebel-held suburb

The International Committee of the Red Cross says a second convoy that was supposed to carry aid to the besieged…
Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes

Morocco women struggle against marital violence, stereotypes

For 23 years, Khadija says her husband raped her, nearly every day. And her case is far from unique, according…
Donald Trump says he may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening

Donald Trump says he may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening

In December, Trump reversed decades of US policy to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu termed…
Russian transport plane crashes in Syria killing all 39 on board

Russian transport plane crashes in Syria killing all 39 on board

Russia has blamed technical problems after an Antonov An-26 transport plane crashed at an airbase in Syria. The plane crashed…
Saudi crown prince greeted in Britain with pomp, protests

Saudi crown prince greeted in Britain with pomp, protests

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was being greeted by Queen Elizabeth II, and met by protesters against the war in Yemen,…
Syria regime sends hundreds of reinforcements to Ghouta: monitor

Syria regime sends hundreds of reinforcements to Ghouta: monitor

Hundreds more pro-regime fighters have been deployed to front lines in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, a monitor said on Wednesday, tightening…
Saudi women take the wheel, test-driving a new freedom

Saudi women take the wheel, test-driving a new freedom

Fatima Salem giggles with hesitation when it’s her turn to drive through a small parking lot lined with bright orange…
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