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Iran, criticizing Merkel, says to press on with missile program

Iran, criticizing Merkel, says to press on with missile program

Iran will press on with its missile program "with full force" based on national security needs, a foreign ministry spokesman…
Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire’s last day: monitor

Almost 50 killed in Syria on ceasefire’s last day: monitor

Air strikes killed 23 people at a holiday spot in Syria's Idlib province while at least 25 died when rebels…
Libya oil guards back NOC state oil company, preparing to reopen fields

Libya oil guards back NOC state oil company, preparing to reopen fields

Libya's oil guard brigades, which control Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, two major export terminals closed since 2014, are working…
Iran missile tests ‘not consistent’ with nuclear deal spirit: UN report

Iran missile tests ‘not consistent’ with nuclear deal spirit: UN report

Iran's ballistic missile launches "are not consistent with the constructive spirit" of a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers,…
Inquiry finds UK, US failed to curb destabilizing purge of Iraqi Ba’athists

Inquiry finds UK, US failed to curb destabilizing purge of Iraqi Ba’athists

A British inquiry into the Iraq War found that an aggressive purge of members of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath party led…
Saudi Interior Ministry names Qatif, Medina bombers; suspects arrested

Saudi Interior Ministry names Qatif, Medina bombers; suspects arrested

Saudi Arabia said a suicide bomber who attacked Prophet Mohammed's Mosque in the city of Medina on Monday was a…
Obama, in shift, to keep 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan until 2017

Obama, in shift, to keep 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan until 2017

President Barack Obama on Wednesday shelved plans to cut the U.S. force in Afghanistan nearly in half by year's end,…
Syria’s three-day truce not enough for fresh peace talks: France

Syria’s three-day truce not enough for fresh peace talks: France

France said on Thursday that a three-day nationwide ceasefire announced by the Syrian army was not good enough and it…
Turkey appears to be in vanguard of ‘throttling’ social media after attacks

Turkey appears to be in vanguard of ‘throttling’ social media after attacks

After suicide bombers killed 45 people at Istanbul's main airport last week, the Turkish government appeared to take a step…
Italy rescues 4,500 migrants in Mediterranean in one day, coast guard says

Italy rescues 4,500 migrants in Mediterranean in one day, coast guard says

Some 4,500 migrants were rescued from rubber dinghies and a wooden boat in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, Italy's coast guard…
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