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US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert

US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The newly formed US Space Force is deploying troops to a vast new frontier:…
Witnesses: Afghan government airstrikes kill 24 civilians

Witnesses: Afghan government airstrikes kill 24 civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Government airstrikes in northern Afghanistan killed 24 civilians, including children, and wounded six others, witnesses told…
Russian jets strike Syrian rebel-held bastion in heaviest strikes since ceasefire

Russian jets strike Syrian rebel-held bastion in heaviest strikes since ceasefire

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian opposition sources said Russian jets bombed rebel-held northwestern Syria on Sunday in the most extensive strikes…
Sudan to discuss removal from US terrorism list in UAE

Sudan to discuss removal from US terrorism list in UAE

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese officials will discuss the removal of their country from a US list of state sponsors of…
Bahrain says it broke up militant attack plot in early 2020

Bahrain says it broke up militant attack plot in early 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain said Monday it broke up a plot by militants backed by Iran earlier…
In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change

In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change

While traffic seethed elsewhere in the city, crowds of angry people moved through central Beirut in protest at a government…
Iran’s rial hits record low as tension spikes with the US

Iran’s rial hits record low as tension spikes with the US

DUBAI (Reuters) – The Iranian rial fell to a record low against the US dollar on the unofficial market on…
Libyan official: Sarraj opposes oil deal with rival Haftar

Libyan official: Sarraj opposes oil deal with rival Haftar

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials said Saturday that the leader of the UN-supported government would not support a deal with…
Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet

Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A party founded by Lebanon’s Christian president made a proposal to end a dispute that has blocked…
Surge in Turkish COVID cases pits doctors against politicians

Surge in Turkish COVID cases pits doctors against politicians

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Resurgent coronavirus cases in Turkey are fuelling tensions between doctors who say the official figures underplay the…
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