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US says suspected USS Cole bombing planner killed in Yemen strike

US says suspected USS Cole bombing planner killed in Yemen strike

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jamal al-Badawi, wanted by the United States for his suspected role in the attack on…
Thailand says Saudi woman in asylum case to be sent back

Thailand says Saudi woman in asylum case to be sent back

  A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport is to be sent back, Thai authorities said Monday, after she…
Iran’s central bank proposes slashing four zeros from falling currency: IRNA

Iran’s central bank proposes slashing four zeros from falling currency: IRNA

  DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s central bank has proposed slashing four zeros from the rial, state news agency IRNA reported…
Fairouz Cafe brings Levantine nostalgia to southern Iraq

Fairouz Cafe brings Levantine nostalgia to southern Iraq

  BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Mohammed Abdul Ameer’s nostalgia for better days and his roots in the Levant were what…
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’

Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’

  JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the US military withdrawal from…
Hamas arrests Gaza men suspected of attacking Abbas’s TV station

Hamas arrests Gaza men suspected of attacking Abbas’s TV station

  GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza authorities arrested five Palestinians on Saturday on suspicion of ransacking the offices of President Mahmoud…
Iran plans naval drills with Russia in Caspian Sea

Iran plans naval drills with Russia in Caspian Sea

  DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, including rescue…
Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions

Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions

  BEIRUT (AP) — Parts of Lebanon’s public and private sectors have gone on strike called for by the country’s…
Bolton warns Syria against use of chemical weapons

Bolton warns Syria against use of chemical weapons

  TEL AVIV (Reuters) – US National Security Advisor John Bolton warned the Syrian government that it should not see…
Iran says despite US sanctions, it has found new ‘potential’ oil buyers

Iran says despite US sanctions, it has found new ‘potential’ oil buyers

  LONDON (Reuters) – All countries that were granted waivers from the United States to continue buying a certain amount…
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