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Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work

Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand…
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state

UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state

JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Emirati official warned Wednesday that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank could…
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign

US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife and dozens of others as it vowed…
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says

Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says

JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a limited initial annexation in the occupied West Bank, hoping to…
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors

Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors

TUNIS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — It was the first day that the whole of the Tunis medina was open for…
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him

Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel’s critics says he was beaten…
Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation

Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan’s King Abdulllah warned on Tuesday that Israel’s planned move to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West…
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions

Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions

BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Hezbollah group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new US sanctions against Syria…
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey’s Kurdish rebels…
Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran

Months into virus, biggest one-day case spike worries Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Months into Iran’s fight against the coronavirus, doctors and nurses at Tehran’s Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital still…
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