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Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

JALAWLA, Iraq, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of…
Factbox: After the fall, Islamic State strikes from Iraq and Syria hinterlands

Factbox: After the fall, Islamic State strikes from Iraq and Syria hinterlands

ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Nearly three years after their self-declared caliphate was dismantled and their forces defeated in a…
Saudi Aramco buys 7.4% stake in Norwegian software firm Cognite

Saudi Aramco buys 7.4% stake in Norwegian software firm Cognite

OSLO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) has bought a 7.4% stake in Norwegian industrial software group Cognite from oil firm…
Yemenis, strapped for cash, yearn for their own honey

Yemenis, strapped for cash, yearn for their own honey

SANAA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Idrees al-Haddad used to buy 7 kilogram tubs of Yemen’s world-famous honey when he went…
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister

ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in…
Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges

Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed two gay men who were convicted on charges of sodomy and…
Israel police find indication of unlawful surveillance

Israel police find indication of unlawful surveillance

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli police said Tuesday that it had found evidence pointing to unauthorized use of sophisticated spyware…
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope

As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope

JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A global leader in vaccine rollout during early waves of the coronavirus, Israel’s government has…
Time for political decisions as Iran talks enter ‘final stretch’ -U.S. official

Time for political decisions as Iran talks enter ‘final stretch’ -U.S. official

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement…
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas

Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority…
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