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Iran struggles to buy food in a world wary of touching its money

Iran struggles to buy food in a world wary of touching its money

LONDON/SAO PAULO/SEOUL (Reuters) — Iran, creaking under the impact of US sanctions, a collapse in oil sales and a severe…
Joining the conflict in Libya, Turkey sees economic gains

Joining the conflict in Libya, Turkey sees economic gains

CAIRO (AP) — When Turkey’s president signed a security deal last year to back one of the sides in Libya’s…
Jordan sets Nov. 10 as date for parliamentary elections

Jordan sets Nov. 10 as date for parliamentary elections

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan has set Nov. 10 as the date for parliamentary elections, hours after a royal decree to…
Lebanon’s Jumblatt says country needs new prime minister: newspaper

Lebanon’s Jumblatt says country needs new prime minister: newspaper

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon needs a new prime minister to help it exit a deep economic and financial crisis, one…
British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison

British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A British-Australian academic serving a 10-year sentence for espionage in Iran has been moved to a…
Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation

Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation

KFAR CHOUBA, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister Tuesday accused Israel of provoking a “dangerous escalation” along the border in…
Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue

Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Residents of the city of Tel Aviv woke up Wednesday to a jarring site: a…
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus

Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation,…
Yemen’s separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal

Yemen’s separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s leading separatist group will abandon its aspirations for self-rule to implement a stalled peace deal brokered…
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise

Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a fake…
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