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Anti-Houthi forces take strategic city in Yemen, Emirati troops killed

Anti-Houthi forces take strategic city in Yemen, Emirati troops killed

Fighters backed by an Arab military coalition seized the key city of Zinjibar in southern Yemen on Saturday, residents and…
Firms linked to Revolutionary Guards to win sanctions relief under Iran deal

Firms linked to Revolutionary Guards to win sanctions relief under Iran deal

Dozens of companies tied to Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, a military force commanding a powerful industrial empire with huge political influence,…
Bahrain lifts ban on pro-opposition newspaper

Bahrain lifts ban on pro-opposition newspaper

Bahrain has given permission to a pro-opposition newspaper to resume publishing after a two-day ban that drew criticism from human…
Lawyer: Palestinian hunger striker to be force fed

Lawyer: Palestinian hunger striker to be force fed

Israeli authorities have declared their intention to force feed a hunger-striking Palestinian, his lawyer said Saturday. If carried out it would…
4 Gazans wounded in Israel air strike

4 Gazans wounded in Israel air strike

A retaliatory Israeli air strike on Hamas's military wing in the Gaza Strip wounded four policemen Friday, a Palestinian official…
Father of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds

Father of Palestinian toddler killed in arson attack dies of wounds

The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday…
Top Iraq cleric asks PM to name corrupt politicians

Top Iraq cleric asks PM to name corrupt politicians

Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, directed Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday to take tougher measures against…
New diplomatic push for Syria seen, but solution elusive

New diplomatic push for Syria seen, but solution elusive

The first visit of a top Syrian official to a Gulf Arab state in more than four years is the…
Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town

Monitor: Islamic State abducts dozens of Christians from Syrian town

Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province…
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