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Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom

Iran currency extends record fall as U.S. sanctions loom

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s currency hit a new record low on Sunday, dropping past 100,000 rials to the U.S. dollar…
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service

Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday suspended the country’s electricity minister over a power crisis amid mushrooming protests…
‘Very positive signals’ after U.S., Taliban talks: sources

‘Very positive signals’ after U.S., Taliban talks: sources

PESHAWAR, Pakistan/KABUL (Reuters) – A meeting between a senior U.S. diplomat and Taliban representatives in Doha last week to discuss…
Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens

Witnesses: Heavy fighting near Yemen’s Hodeida kills dozens

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Heavy fighting along Yemen’s west coast between pro-government forces and Shiite rebels in recent days has…
Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade

Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s navy intercepted a ship carrying activists en route to Gaza in the latest…
Turkey’s Erdogan warns US over sanctions threat

Turkey’s Erdogan warns US over sanctions threat

  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the US in comments published Sunday that sanctions would not force Ankara to “step…
Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran

Trump seeks to revive ‘Arab NATO’ to confront Iran

  The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with…
Israel releases Palestinian teen jailed for slapping soldiers

Israel releases Palestinian teen jailed for slapping soldiers

  Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi was released from prison Sunday after serving eight months for slapping two Israeli soldiers, an…
Israel to build new settler homes after deadly knife attack

Israel to build new settler homes after deadly knife attack

  Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian…
Syrian government holds celebrations after town falls

Syrian government holds celebrations after town falls

Quneitra, Syria (AP) – The Syrian government has held celebrations in the southern town of Quneitra adjacent to Israeli-occupied Golan…
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