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3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon

3 tiger cubs destined for zoo in Syria rescued in Lebanon

Three Siberian tiger cubs destined for a zoo in war-torn Syria were rescued by a Lebanese animal rights group after…
HRW: Israel and Egypt deny aid workers access to Gaza

HRW: Israel and Egypt deny aid workers access to Gaza

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel, Egypt and Hamas of systematically preventing rights workers from investigating abuses in the Gaza…
Twenty tortured, then murdered in Pakistan Sufi shrine: police

Twenty tortured, then murdered in Pakistan Sufi shrine: police

Twenty people were tortured and then murdered with clubs and knives at a Pakistani Sufi shrine, the police said on…
UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees

UN calls on Gulf countries to do more to help Syrian refugees

A senior United Nations refugee official on Sunday called on Gulf Arab states to give more to help Syrians displaced…
US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam

US-backed forces repel Islamic State attack near Syrian dam

US-backed Syrian forces repelled a major counter-attack by Islamic State militants holding out at the country's largest dam and in…
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence

Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike: Iraqi intelligence

Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike…
Large fire burns in Dubai near site of dramatic 2015 blaze

Large fire burns in Dubai near site of dramatic 2015 blaze

A large fire broke out early Sunday at a high-rise complex under construction near Dubai's largest shopping mall, sending thick…
Iraq to boost crude oil production by year’s end: minister

Iraq to boost crude oil production by year’s end: minister

Iraq's oil minister says the country plans to increase daily crude oil production to 5 million barrels by the end…
Evacuations of opposition fighters resume in Syria’s Homs

Evacuations of opposition fighters resume in Syria’s Homs

Syrian state TV says scores of opposition fighters and their families have left the central city of Homs after being…
Trump’s stance on Iran emboldens hard-liners in Iran

Trump’s stance on Iran emboldens hard-liners in Iran

Iran's hard-liners are hoping they can benefit from the election of US President Donald Trump, arguing that their own country…
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