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Iran holds missile drill in Gulf of Oman amid tensions

Iran holds missile drill in Gulf of Oman amid tensions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV…
Inside Israel’s social media campaign to woo the Middle East

Inside Israel’s social media campaign to woo the Middle East

(Reuters) – Working in close quarters, surrounded by maps of the Middle East, a small team based in Israel’s foreign…
Jordan sentences man to death for stabbings at tourist site

Jordan sentences man to death for stabbings at tourist site

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan on Tuesday sentenced a man to death by hanging for a 2019 stabbing attack at…
Interpol issues notices over Lebanon’s massive port blast

Interpol issues notices over Lebanon’s massive port blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Interpol has issued a wanted notice for two Russians and a Portuguese man over explosive material that…
Iran tells S Korea its seized vessel a matter for the courts

Iran tells S Korea its seized vessel a matter for the courts

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister told a visiting South Korean delegation Monday that the release of its vessel…
Qatar Airways flight lands in Saudi Arabia for 1st time in years

Qatar Airways flight lands in Saudi Arabia for 1st time in years

A passenger plane flew from Qatar to Saudi Arabia on Monday, making it the first direct flight between the two Gulf states…
Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it

Exclusive: Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US military has not halted a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told…
Pompeo, in Tuesday speech, to accuse Iran of al Qaeda links: sources

Pompeo, in Tuesday speech, to accuse Iran of al Qaeda links: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to use newly declassified US intelligence on Tuesday to publicly…
Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state

Leading human rights group calls Israel an ‘apartheid’ state

JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian…
Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle

Lebanon tightens lockdown, imposes 24-hour curfew, as hospitals buckle

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon announced a tightening of its lockdown on Monday, introducing a 24-hour curfew from Thursday as COVID-19…
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