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Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog

Chlorine used in attack on Syria’s Douma: watchdog

The world’s chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that chlorine was used against the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma in 2018,…
Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing

Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese group Hezbollah condemned on Friday the British government’s decision to list it as a terrorist…
Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’

Guns and milk: what they carried from the ‘caliphate’

Guns, laptops, gold coins and baby formula: when Syrian fighters search women emerging from the ruins of the jihadist “caliphate”,…
Libya rivals Haftar, Sarraj agree to hold polls: UN

Libya rivals Haftar, Sarraj agree to hold polls: UN

The head of Libya’s internationally recognized government and a rival military strongman have met and agreed to hold elections aimed…
US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son

US offers $1 million reward to find bin Laden son

The United States on Thursday offered a $1 million reward for information on a son of late Al-Qaeda leader Osama…
Pakistan set to release Indian pilot as ‘peace gesture’

Pakistan set to release Indian pilot as ‘peace gesture’

Pakistan was set to free a captured Indian pilot Friday in a “peace gesture” aimed at lowering temperatures with its…
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment

Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general is expected to deliver a much-anticipated decision Thursday on whether to indict Benjamin Netanyahu…
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel

Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel

(Reuters) – Palestine has rejected the first 2019 monthly tax transfer from Israel because it slashed the portion designated for…
Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir

Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir

Pakistan said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of…
Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation

Iran president rejects FM Zarif’s resignation

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani rejected Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s resignation on Wednesday, the government’s official website said. “I believe…
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