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Syrians returning home to reach one million once safe zone created: Erdogan

Syrians returning home to reach one million once safe zone created: Erdogan

ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he believed the number of Syrians returning from Turkey to their…
Long line of Israeli-Palestinian peace bids precede Trump push

Long line of Israeli-Palestinian peace bids precede Trump push

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States is holding an economic conference in Bahrain on Tuesday and Wednesday to encourage investment…
Europeans warn Iran against reducing nuclear deal commitments

Europeans warn Iran against reducing nuclear deal commitments

PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France, Britain and Germany have sent an official diplomatic warning to Iran about the serious consequences Tehran…
Trump Mideast plan hits nerve in Lebanon, stirs old fears

Trump Mideast plan hits nerve in Lebanon, stirs old fears

BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision for Mideast peace has hit a raw nerve in Lebanon, reviving fears…
Middle East survey sees patchy progress in views on women’s and LGBT+ rights

Middle East survey sees patchy progress in views on women’s and LGBT+ rights

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More men than women in Iraq say they have been sexually harassed, while only 6%…
Sudanese security forces use violence to disperse student protest

Sudanese security forces use violence to disperse student protest

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese security forces used violence to break up a protest in Khartoum on Monday by dozens of…
Palestinians rally against Kushner’s economic peace plan

Palestinians rally against Kushner’s economic peace plan

GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinians burned portraits of President Donald Trump as they protested in both the Gaza Strip and the…
Iran says U.S. sanctions on Khamenei mean end of diplomacy: Tweet

Iran says U.S. sanctions on Khamenei mean end of diplomacy: Tweet

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday that U.S. sanctions imposed on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top…
Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests

Turkish civil society leaders on trial over 2013 protests

Sixteen leading Turkish civil society leaders appeared in court Monday, accused of seeking to overthrow the government during the “Gezi…
Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions

Iranians say their ‘bones breaking’ under US sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the U.S. piles sanction after sanction on Iran, it’s the average person who feels it…
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