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Having fled bombing, Syrian children learn to read in borderland tent schools

Having fled bombing, Syrian children learn to read in borderland tent schools

AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) — Syrian teacher Ahmad al Hilal listens to his young pupils sitting on a mat reciting the…
Libya’s rival military commander seeks support in Greece

Libya’s rival military commander seeks support in Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The commander of forces fighting the U.N.-supported government in war-torn Libya held meeting in Athens Friday…
Khamenei says plane tragedy should not overshadow loss of commander

Khamenei says plane tragedy should not overshadow loss of commander

Iran’s supreme leader called the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner a “bitter” tragedy Friday but said it should not…
Iran’s top leader to lead Friday prayers at time of crisis

Iran’s top leader to lead Friday prayers at time of crisis

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader will deliver a Friday sermon in Tehran for the first time since 2012,…
Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya

Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya

ANKARA (Reuters) — Turkey is beginning to send troops into Libya in support of the internationally recognized government in Tripoli,…
Iran’s president says ‘no limit’ to nuclear enrichment

Iran’s president says ‘no limit’ to nuclear enrichment

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president said Thursday that there is “no limit” to the country’s enrichment of uranium following…
Rights group demands Israel rein in murky spyware company

Rights group demands Israel rein in murky spyware company

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli court heard a case Thursday calling for restrictions to be slapped on NSO…
Yemen separatists, government troops pull back from key city

Yemen separatists, government troops pull back from key city

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni separatists and forces loyal to the country’s U.N.-recognized government whose deadly infighting erupted last summer…
German foreign minister flies to Libya to push peace effort

German foreign minister flies to Libya to push peace effort

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister was flying to Libya on Thursday to meet one of the country’s rival leaders,…
Turkey ‘coordinated’ with IS: SDF commander

Turkey ‘coordinated’ with IS: SDF commander

Gen. Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said his alliance anticipated a direct Turkish intervention…
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