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Netanyahu vacates prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem

Netanyahu vacates prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu and his family vacated the Israeli prime minister’s official residence early Sunday, nearly a month…
Jordanian court to announce verdict in alleged royal plot

Jordanian court to announce verdict in alleged royal plot

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian state security court is expected to announce a verdict Monday in the trial of…
Iranian exiles protest, demand prosecution of president-elect

Iranian exiles protest, demand prosecution of president-elect

BERLIN, July 10 (Reuters) – Supporters of Iran’s exiled opposition rallied in Berlin and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the…
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis

Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and…
Government raises price of staple bread once more in Lebanon

Government raises price of staple bread once more in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — For the seventh time in a year, Lebanon’s economy ministry announced on Saturday new prices for bread,…
India pulls officials from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban widens control

India pulls officials from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban widens control

MUMBAI, July 11 (Reuters) – India said on Sunday it had temporarily brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar,…
Underage ‘martyrs’: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen

Underage ‘martyrs’: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen

After attending several of the so-called “summer camps,” Samir was filled with an urgent desire to fight on the Houthi…
UAE bans entry from Indonesia, Afghanistan – WAM

UAE bans entry from Indonesia, Afghanistan – WAM

DUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) – The UAE will ban entry for travelers coming from Indonesia and Afghanistan as of July…
How to solve Iraq’s hellishly hot power crisis

How to solve Iraq’s hellishly hot power crisis

Over the past few months, there have been a string of attacks on Iraq’s electricity infrastructure. Local media report that…
Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail

Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail

CASABLANCA, Morocco, July 9 (Reuters) – A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan…
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