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Iran asks UN chief to intervene with US over $2 bn compensation payout

Iran asks UN chief to intervene with US over $2 bn compensation payout

Iran asked U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday to convince the United States to stop violating state immunity after the…
‘Lethal escalation’ in Syria being readied: UN rights boss

‘Lethal escalation’ in Syria being readied: UN rights boss

Escalating violence across Syria which has seen a fragile truce agreement unravel and peace talks collapse could release new levels…
Iran nuclear deal fight threatens Senate spending bill

Iran nuclear deal fight threatens Senate spending bill

A battle over implementation of the Iran nuclear deal erupted on the U.S. Senate floor on Wednesday as Democrats maneuvered…
Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal

Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal

Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a…
Russia proposes UN blacklist two Syrian opposition groups

Russia proposes UN blacklist two Syrian opposition groups

Russia has proposed that the United Nations Security Council blacklist Syrian rebel groups Jaish al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham for links…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman and brother, armed with knives: police

Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman and brother, armed with knives: police

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian woman and her teenage brother on Wednesday, saying they were armed with knives and…
UN council voices alarm at Israeli statements on Golan Heights

UN council voices alarm at Israeli statements on Golan Heights

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday unanimously voiced alarm over Israeli statements about the Golan Heights on Syria's border…
Saudi reform plans flirt with social change

Saudi reform plans flirt with social change

Reforms promised by a young Saudi prince are couched in references to the kingdom's Islamic tradition but include ideas likely…
Yemeni forces seize main oil terminal from al Qaeda

Yemeni forces seize main oil terminal from al Qaeda

Yemeni government forces and their Emirati allies took back control of the country's largest oil export terminal from al Qaeda…
Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says

Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says

Overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey needs a religious constitution and the precept of secularism should be dropped from the country's new charter,…
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