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World Cup sees Iranian women score spot in the stands

World Cup sees Iranian women score spot in the stands

  For many of the thousands of joyful women packed into Tehran’s largest football stadium, their first ever chance to…
Amid Arab boycott, Qatar’s new friends find rich openings

Amid Arab boycott, Qatar’s new friends find rich openings

  Six months ago Serkan Ucar arrived in Doha to scope out business opportunities – away from his usual patch.…
UN envoy due in Yemen as strains escalate with Houthi missile launch

UN envoy due in Yemen as strains escalate with Houthi missile launch

  The Iran-aligned Houthi movement fired missiles at the Saudi capital Riyadh late on Sunday, escalating tensions ahead of a…
Turkey’s Erdogan emerges victorious, setting him up for tighter grip on power

Turkey’s Erdogan emerges victorious, setting him up for tighter grip on power

  Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan emerged victorious on Monday from his biggest electoral challenge in a decade and a half, giving…
Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed

Assad pledges to regain control of northern Syria by force if needed

  The Syrian army will regain control of the country’s north by force if rebels there refuse to surrender, President…
Celebrations, tears as Saudi Arabia overturns ban on women driving

Celebrations, tears as Saudi Arabia overturns ban on women driving

  Saudi women celebrated taking the wheel for the first time in decades Sunday as the kingdom overturned the world’s…
Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan

Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan

  Turks began voting on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that pose the biggest ballot box…
Libya’s NOC confirms LNA control of oil ports, hopes for quick restart

Libya’s NOC confirms LNA control of oil ports, hopes for quick restart

The head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed on Friday that Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) had regained…
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria

Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria

Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country’s southwest on Friday for the first time in…
Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’

Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said European countries shared concern over Iran’s ballistic missile program and called for…
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