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Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences

Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences

KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government said on Saturday it would participate in two separate US- and Russian-backed peace conferences…
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace

Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace

IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Abdel Razzak al-Khatoun was a well-to-do farmer in Syria’s rural Hama province. Ten years after the…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank

Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family on Saturday near a settlement outpost in the…
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire

Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire

CAIRO (AP) — A leader of the migrant community in the Yemeni capital on Saturday called for an international probe…
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province

Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province

HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people…
Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward

Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward

SALT, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s health minister stepped down Saturday after at least six patients in a hospital COVID-19 patient…
Iraqi woman who met the pope sees little chance for change

Iraqi woman who met the pope sees little chance for change

BAGHDAD (AP) — The story of Doha Sabah Abdallah’s personal tragedy and loss deeply resonated with Pope Francis during his…
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot

Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Protesters attacked a coast guard station in southern Iran after a patrol from the force shot…
For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight

For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost…
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence

Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a…
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