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Islamic State executing people in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: UN

Islamic State executing people in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: UN

  GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has reports of Islamic State (ISIL) executing people perceived as cooperating with rebel…
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism

Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism

  DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will…
Istanbul prosecutor seeks arrest of Saudi officials over Khashoggi killing

Istanbul prosecutor seeks arrest of Saudi officials over Khashoggi killing

  ANKARA (Reuters) – Istanbul’s chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrest of a top aide to Saudi Arabia’s…
Yemen government team heads to crunch peace talks with rebels

Yemen government team heads to crunch peace talks with rebels

  Yemeni government representatives were expected to join a rebel delegation in Sweden on Wednesday for high-stakes peace talks aimed…
Yemen rebels head to Sweden for key peace talks

Yemen rebels head to Sweden for key peace talks

  A rebel delegation flew out of the Yemeni capital on Tuesday heading for high-stakes talks in Sweden with the…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank clash: Palestinians

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in West Bank clash: Palestinians

  TULKARM, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a clash in the occupied West Bank…
As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor

As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor

  MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – As many as 15 migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast, an…
Israel targets Hezbollah ‘attack tunnels’

Israel targets Hezbollah ‘attack tunnels’

  Israeli forces have launched a military operation to “expose and thwart” tunnels it says stretch from Lebanon to its…
Shi’ite rivalry paralyses Iraq’s government

Shi’ite rivalry paralyses Iraq’s government

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A growing rivalry between two powerful Shi’ite Muslim factions has paralyzed efforts to form a government…
CIA chief Haspel to brief Senate leaders on Khashoggi’s death

CIA chief Haspel to brief Senate leaders on Khashoggi’s death

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA Director Gina Haspel will give a closed briefing to leaders of several U.S. Senate committees…
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