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Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Guatemala vows to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Sunday announced he would return his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in May during…
Trump’s Mideast peace plan in limbo as Netanyahu visits

Trump’s Mideast peace plan in limbo as Netanyahu visits

There’s much to celebrate but plenty of cause for trepidation, too, as President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Child sex abuse in Turkey sparks debate on best prevention

Child sex abuse in Turkey sparks debate on best prevention

A man suspected of raping a sleeping 4-year-old girl during a wedding in southern Turkey narrowly escaped a neighborhood lynching…
In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living

In Syria’s Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living

There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials

Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian officials…
Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap

Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap

Since King Salman ascended Saudi Arabia’s throne in 2015, his son and heir apparent Mohammad bin Salman has been nothing…
Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion

Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion

Bahrain authorities have busted a network “formed and supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,” the official BNA agency reported on…
Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks

Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks

Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missiles until the United States and Europe dismantle nuclear weapons and long-range missiles,…
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta

Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta

Government forces seized territory inside Syria’s rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in…
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote

Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote

Iraq’s parliament approved a long-delayed budget on Saturday, the first since declaring victory over Islamic State after three years of…
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