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Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87

Lebanese author, feminist Emily Nasrallah dies at age 87

Acclaimed Lebanese author and feminist Emily Nasrallah, who articulated women’s experiences in her writing about Lebanon’s civil war, has died…
Iran signs $740 million agreement on oil project

Iran signs $740 million agreement on oil project

Iran’s state-run oil company has signed a $740 million agreement with a Russian-Iranian consortium to develop two oil fields near…
Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe

Libya’s top prosecutor says groups smuggling fuel to Europe

Libya’s top prosecutor says criminal groups are smuggling Libyan fuel on board fishing vessels to Europe. Al-Sadiq al-Sour told reporters…
EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey

EU greenlights €3 billion for Syrian refugees in Turkey

The EU has unlocked €3 billion ($3.7 billion) for projects to help Syrian refugees in Turkey in a second payment…
Iran plays down potential impact of Pompeo appointment on nuclear deal

Iran plays down potential impact of Pompeo appointment on nuclear deal

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday played down the potential impact of the appointment of Mike Pompeo as the new…
Oil companies temper Iraq’s dreams of production expansion

Oil companies temper Iraq’s dreams of production expansion

Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer of crude, is hitting a roadblock in the next phase of expanding its oil production capacity…
Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced

Syria’s Afrin cut off from water, thousands displaced

Water to Syria’s Afrin town has been cut for a week, the United Nations said on Wednesday, after Turkish troops…
Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening

Turkey’s Erdogan says hopes Syria’s Afrin town to be captured by Wednesday evening

President Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped Turkey’s military and its rebel allies would completely capture the northern Syrian town of…
Israeli government avoids early election

Israeli government avoids early election

Israel’s government reached a compromise on Tuesday to avoid an early election, overcoming a Cabinet crisis over a controversial bill…
Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan

Baghdad ends air blockade on Iraqi Kurdistan

After a six-month blockade, the airports of the Kurdish regional capital, Irbil, and second city Sulaimaniyah will be “reopened to…
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