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Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa

Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa

  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian workers have exhumed more than 500 bodies from one of the largest mass graves near…
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees

Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees

  BEIRUT (AP) — Some refugees who have gone back to Syria from Lebanon have been killed, detained or forced…
Israeli leader to visit Chad and restore relations

Israeli leader to visit Chad and restore relations

  (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he will soon travel to the central African nation of Chad to officially…
Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London

Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London

  British academic Matthew Hedges returned to London on Tuesday, his family said, a day after the UAE pardoned his…
Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack

Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack

  The head of the OPCW says the watchdog agency is mulling a mission to Syria to probe an alleged…
Shipping companies shun Yemen’s Hodeidah port due to insecurity: UN

Shipping companies shun Yemen’s Hodeidah port due to insecurity: UN

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Operations at Yemen’s lifeline port of Hodeidah have nearly halved in two weeks, as high levels…
US lawmakers’ concern on Saudi Arabia prompts Pompeo, Mattis briefing

US lawmakers’ concern on Saudi Arabia prompts Pompeo, Mattis briefing

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will brief the US Senate…
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid

Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon has accepted a Russian aid offer comprising millions of bullets that will be given to…
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants

Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants

  CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the…
Israeli minister says he’s invited to 2019 conference in Bahrain

Israeli minister says he’s invited to 2019 conference in Bahrain

  (Reuters) – An Israeli cabinet minister said on Monday he had been invited to attend a conference next year…
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