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Jordan refers 2 to security court over alleged foreign plot

Jordan refers 2 to security court over alleged foreign plot

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan has referred the cases of two former senior officials accused of taking part in a…
Herzog, scion of prominent Israeli family, elected president

Herzog, scion of prominent Israeli family, elected president

JERUSALEM (AP) — Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and the scion of a prominent Israeli family, was elected president Tuesday,…
Netanyahu’s opponents face unity government deadline

Netanyahu’s opponents face unity government deadline

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Wednesday were racing to finalize a coalition government to end his…
Saudi stock market trading stops over technical error

Saudi stock market trading stops over technical error

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s key stock market suspended trading Wednesday over what it referred to as…
Bombings on two transport buses kill 12 Afghans in Kabul

Bombings on two transport buses kill 12 Afghans in Kabul

Two separate bomb blasts on two public transport buses killed at least 12 civilians in the Afghan capital Kabul, security…
Oman, S.Arabia discuss investment, days after Omanis protest over unemployment

Oman, S.Arabia discuss investment, days after Omanis protest over unemployment

Senior Saudi and Omani officials on Tuesday discussed investment opportunities in both countries, state media reported, a few days after…
Gaza’s bereaved civilians fear justice will never come

Gaza’s bereaved civilians fear justice will never come

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The al-Kawlaks, a family of four generations living next door to each other in…
Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman

Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf…
World Bank: Lebanon’s crisis among world’s worst since 1850s

World Bank: Lebanon’s crisis among world’s worst since 1850s

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s severe economic and financial crisis is likely to rank as one of the worst the world…
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat

German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says he is “anything but happy” that Syria’s government — which has waged a…
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