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Turkish official says EU should boost funding of Syrian refugees

Turkish official says EU should boost funding of Syrian refugees

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The European Union should spend more than the 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) already allotted to fund…
Libya’s diplomatic mission disowns GNA following maritime border deal with Turkey

Libya’s diplomatic mission disowns GNA following maritime border deal with Turkey

The Libyan diplomatic mission in Egypt and all its diplomatic attachés have disowned the Government of National Accord (GNA) following…
Security forces fire tear gas, dozens wounded in Beirut protest

Security forces fire tear gas, dozens wounded in Beirut protest

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Lebanese protesters in central Beirut on Saturday in…
Decades on, Soviet bombs still killing people in Afghanistan

Decades on, Soviet bombs still killing people in Afghanistan

Gholam Mahaiuddin sighs softly as he thinks of his 14-year-old son, who was killed in the spring by a bomb…
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign

Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign

JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel heading to its third straight election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
Hezbollah wants everyone in Lebanon government, insists on FPM

Hezbollah wants everyone in Lebanon government, insists on FPM

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Friday the next government must bring together all sides so that it can…
Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption

Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to…
Regime stalwart elected Algeria president, angering protesters

Regime stalwart elected Algeria president, angering protesters

A former ally of Algeria’s deposed leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of the protest-wracked country in a widely boycotted…
In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees

In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls

Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…
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