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Dubai orders hospitals to cancel surgeries amid virus surge

Dubai orders hospitals to cancel surgeries amid virus surge

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The government of Dubai on Wednesday ordered all hospitals to cancel nonessential surgeries for…
Armed men try to storm governor’s house in Sudan’s Darfur

Armed men try to storm governor’s house in Sudan’s Darfur

CAIRO (AP) — Armed men opened fire overnight, trying to storm the residence of a provincial governor in Sudan’s restive…
Iran’s Rouhani says “ball in US court” over nuclear dispute

Iran’s Rouhani says “ball in US court” over nuclear dispute

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the incoming US administration on Wednesday to return to a 2015 nuclear…
US’ John Bolton calls for fall of Iranian regime in DW interview

US’ John Bolton calls for fall of Iranian regime in DW interview

US President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton, called for a regime change in Tehran, in comments to DW TV…
Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout

Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel’s Arab minority as…
US exempts UN, aid groups from effort to cut off Yemen’s Houthis

US exempts UN, aid groups from effort to cut off Yemen’s Houthis

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday exempted aid groups, the United Nations, the Red Cross and the…
Iraq postpones date for early elections by four months

Iraq postpones date for early elections by four months

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Cabinet voted Tuesday to postpone early elections for four months based on a recommendation by the…
AP Explainer: Why are youth protests sweeping Tunisia?

AP Explainer: Why are youth protests sweeping Tunisia?

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A growing groundswell of youth unrest, tapping into a well of economic frustration, is sweeping Tunisia…
Iran imposes symbolic sanctions on President Trump

Iran imposes symbolic sanctions on President Trump

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Tuesday imposed sanctions on President Donald Trump and a number of members of his…
Iraq tightens security along flashpoint Syria frontier, military says

Iraq tightens security along flashpoint Syria frontier, military says

AL-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq is tightening security along its 600 km (400 mile) border with Syria to curb the…
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