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The Latest: 7,400 civil servants dismissed in Turkey

The Latest: 7,400 civil servants dismissed in Turkey

The Latest on the first anniversary since Turkey quashed last summer’s coup attempt (all times local): 2 p.m. Turkey has…
Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul

Liberation from militants leaves devastation in Mosul

There was a smell of death in Mosul’s Old City when Ayman Hashem came back this week to see what…
Arab gunmen kill 2 Israeli policemen at Jerusalem shrine

Arab gunmen kill 2 Israeli policemen at Jerusalem shrine

Arab assailants struck at ground zero of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Friday, opening fire from inside a major Jerusalem shrine…
Gaza power plant shuts down, causing unprecedented blackout

Gaza power plant shuts down, causing unprecedented blackout

The electricity supply to Gaza’s 2 million residents has dropped to unprecedented lows, with blackouts lasting for more than 24…
UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail

UN envoy calls for end of civil war in Yemen as famine, cholera prevail

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, UN envoy for the nation, called on all parties “to act for the sake of peace,”…
Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand

Israel freezes plan to give Palestinian city land to expand

Israel’s cabinet has frozen a plan to expand the West Bank’s most densely populated Palestinian city by ceding military control…
Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south

Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south

Activists behind a women’s rally in southern Yemen say female security forces descended on the demonstration, beating the women and…
Turkey issues detention orders for 34 former state TV personnel

Turkey issues detention orders for 34 former state TV personnel

Turkey issued detention warrants on Wednesday for 34 former personnel of the state-owned broadcaster TRT in an investigation targeting supporters…
Tiny Qatar is living large despite month-long Arab boycott

Tiny Qatar is living large despite month-long Arab boycott

It’s been more than a month since four Arab nations cut land, sea and air routes to Qatar, but in…
Iran appoints female CEO to lead national airline

Iran appoints female CEO to lead national airline

Iran has appointed a female CEO to lead its national airline for the first time since it was established in…
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