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Palestinians urge Egypt, Jordan to reconsider going to U.S.-led conference

Palestinians urge Egypt, Jordan to reconsider going to U.S.-led conference

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians urged Egypt and Jordan on Wednesday to reconsider their attendance at a U.S.-led conference…
Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves

Nobel Prize winner warns wildfires threaten Iraqi mass graves

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel Prize-winner and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad has warned that wildfires raging in northern Iraq…
Afghanistan ex-football chief Karim wanted on arrest warrant

Afghanistan ex-football chief Karim wanted on arrest warrant

The disgraced former head of the Afghan Football Federation (AFF), Keramuudin Karim, now faces arrest in Afghanistan, the country’s interior ministry confirmed…
Tehran shuts hundreds of restaurants for flouting Islam

Tehran shuts hundreds of restaurants for flouting Islam

Five-hundred and forty-seven restaurants and cafes in Iran’s capital, Tehran, were raided and sealed during the last week of Ramadan, the…
Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator

Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator

Protest leaders have agreed to end a campaign of civil disobedience launched after a deadly crackdown on demonstrators and to…
Iran defends execution of gay people

Iran defends execution of gay people

The US on Wednesday accused Iran of violating fundamental human rights after Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Sarif endorsed the…
Italy to fine NGOs who rescue migrants at sea

Italy to fine NGOs who rescue migrants at sea

A decree adopted by the Italian government on Tuesday would force non-governmental organizations to pay between €10,000 and €50,000 ($11,327…
Nizar Zakka: Iran frees US resident imprisoned for espionage

Nizar Zakka: Iran frees US resident imprisoned for espionage

Iranian authorities said on Tuesday that they had released Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese businessman arrested in Tehran in 2015 after being accused of…
US says Iran is in breach of nuclear deal but repeats offer of talks

US says Iran is in breach of nuclear deal but repeats offer of talks

VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday that Iran’s work with advanced centrifuges is a breach of the…
Democrat Buttigieg: stop ‘endless war,’ return to Iran nuclear deal

Democrat Buttigieg: stop ‘endless war,’ return to Iran nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday urged a stop to the “endless wars” that followed the…
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