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Saudi Arabia, UAE expand COVID-19 vaccination drive

Saudi Arabia, UAE expand COVID-19 vaccination drive

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and neighbouring United Arab Emirates said on Sunday health authorities have expanded COVID-19 vaccinations to…
Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port

Women mark Mothers’ Day in Beirut with march to damaged port

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of women, including mothers who lost their children in the massive Beirut explosion last year marched…
Thousands protest against Israel’s Netanyahu ahead of vote

Thousands protest against Israel’s Netanyahu ahead of vote

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, calling…
Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in…
UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen

UN says 8 children killed, 33 wounded this month in Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — A surge of fighting in war-torn Yemen has been particularly brutal for children this month, with at…
ICC letter triggering deferral deadline sent to Israel, Palestinians

ICC letter triggering deferral deadline sent to Israel, Palestinians

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said on Friday they have sent Israel and the Palestinians…
Supreme leader ushers in Iranian new year with message of hope

Supreme leader ushers in Iranian new year with message of hope

(Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei named the Iranian new year that of “production, support and removal of…
Libya to investigate discovery of bodies in Benghazi

Libya to investigate discovery of bodies in Benghazi

TUNIS (Reuters) – The prime minister of Libya’s new unity government said on Friday he had instructed the attorney general…
‘How to end a war you didn’t win’: Yemen’s Huthis seek Saudi concessions

‘How to end a war you didn’t win’: Yemen’s Huthis seek Saudi concessions

DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Huthis say a US plan for a ceasefire in their six-year war against a Saudi-led military…
Turkey’s Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against women

Turkey’s Erdogan quits European treaty on violence against women

ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan pulled Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women, the country’s official…
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