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Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to prison, journalist detained

Moroccan YouTuber sentenced to prison, journalist detained

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities have sentenced a Youtuber who criticized the king to prison, and detained a journalist-activist…
Sudan’s Christians enjoy holiday amid hope for new freedoms

Sudan’s Christians enjoy holiday amid hope for new freedoms

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Sudanese Christian marchers weaved through bustling markets and traffic-clogged streets wearing “I Love Jesus” T-shirts…
Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives

Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives

BEIRUT (AP) — Panic set in on a WhatsApp group used to organize Lebanese protests when one member said he…
Israel’s embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary

Israel’s embattled Netanyahu wins landslide in primary

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday scored a landslide victory in a primary race for leadership…
Organizers say Gaza protests to be scaled back in March

Organizers say Gaza protests to be scaled back in March

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The organizers of the weekly Palestinian demonstrations along the Gaza Strip’s frontier with Israel…
Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM

Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president refused Thursday to designate the Iran-backed parliamentary bloc’s nominee for prime minister after he was…
UN condemns attack that killed 17 civilians in north Yemen

UN condemns attack that killed 17 civilians in north Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations has condemned an airstrike on a busy market that killed at least 17 people…
Turkey lawmakers to vote on sending troops to Libya: Erdogan

Turkey lawmakers to vote on sending troops to Libya: Erdogan

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president said Thursday that the U.N.-supported government in Libya has asked Ankara to send troops…
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria

Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — More than 200,000 men, women and children fled their homes in northwest Syria in buses, trucks and…
Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary

Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governing Likud party was holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli…
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