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New Lebanese government to prepare statement on policy goals

New Lebanese government to prepare statement on policy goals

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will start preparing its policy statement on Monday, it said on Saturday, as…
UAE’s tolerance embraces faiths, runs up against politics

UAE’s tolerance embraces faiths, runs up against politics

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has branded a bridge, a new ministry, a family…
Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win

Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s bigger role in Lebanon’s new unity government points to a growing appetite to shape state…
Four Libyan soldiers die in first clash of force’s southward push

Four Libyan soldiers die in first clash of force’s southward push

  BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least four Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar…
Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics

Khomeini family mostly absent from Iran politics

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — His image is on bank notes and in school textbooks in Iran, often as a black-and-white…
Forty years since revolution, Iran taunts ‘declining’ America

Forty years since revolution, Iran taunts ‘declining’ America

DUBAI (Reuters) – Forty years after its revolution, Iran has no fear of a “declining” America, a senior cleric said…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops

Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
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…
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