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Fate of Lebanon minister after row with Gulf stirs division

Fate of Lebanon minister after row with Gulf stirs division

BEIRUT (AP) — The diplomatic row between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia is aggravating divisions in Lebanon, already reeling from an…
American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions

American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US Air Force said Sunday it flew a B-1B strategic bomber over key…
UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests

UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests

CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. secretary general urged Sudan’s generals on Sunday to reverse their takeover of the country, a…
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf

DUBAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai called on the authorities on Sunday to take a…
Blaming climate change, Turkish farmers count the cost of drought

Blaming climate change, Turkish farmers count the cost of drought

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Rain fell on Bicar Icli’s fields in southeastern Turkey for the first time in…
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death

Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death

KABUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, made a rare public appearance in the southern city…
Kuwait, UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon

Kuwait, UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese politicians scrambled to resolve a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations on Saturday,…
Tens of thousands protest Sudan’s coup, 3 protesters killed

Tens of thousands protest Sudan’s coup, 3 protesters killed

CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets across the country Saturday, in the largest pro-democracy…
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country

Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country

JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a…
Lebanon says government can’t afford to resign as Saudi rift widens

Lebanon says government can’t afford to resign as Saudi rift widens

BEIRUT, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s government cannot afford to resign over a growing diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and…
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