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Bashir reopens Sudan border with Eritrea

Bashir reopens Sudan border with Eritrea

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, apparently searching for regional friends amid weeks of protests against his 30-year rule,…
Muezzin muscled out: Israeli mosque fires bodybuilder

Muezzin muscled out: Israeli mosque fires bodybuilder

Ibrahim Masri has been the muezzin calling Muslims to prayer for nearly 15 years in an Israeli city but his…
European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran

European powers launch mechanism for trade with Iran

PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain have set up a European mechanism for non-dollar trade with Iran to avert…
Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR

Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR

KABUL (Reuters) – The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years,…
Visit to UAE confirms humanitarian brotherhood: Pope

Visit to UAE confirms humanitarian brotherhood: Pope

Head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Francis said on Thursday that his visit to the United Arab of Emirates…
Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign

Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that…
Sudan opposition leader Mahdi’s daughter detained

Sudan opposition leader Mahdi’s daughter detained

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s security forces detained the daughter of Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Wednesday, her family said,…
Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan

Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) – US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the United…
US security aid to Palestinian Authority to end Thursday

US security aid to Palestinian Authority to end Thursday

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – US security aid for the Palestinian Authority was set to dry up on Thursday after…
Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings

Amnesty urges travel sites to ban Israel settlement listings

JERUSALEM (AP) — Amnesty International on Wednesday urged online travel sites to ban listings from Israeli settlements in the occupied…
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