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Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most

Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most

BAGHDAD (AP) — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came…
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon

Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A former education minister backed by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies was selected on Thursday…
Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes

Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes

At a sprawling rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Kabul, dozens of dazed-looking drug addicts clamber out of police buses…
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post

Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post

BEIRUT (AP) — A university professor and former minister received the backing of the Hezbollah group and its allies Thursday,…
Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike

Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians protested outside an Israeli military court in the occupied West Bank on…
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands

Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands

CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Sudan’s new transitional government to deliver on popular demands for sweeping change…
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN

Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said on Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000…
Lebanon’s caretaker PM no longer candidate for post

Lebanon’s caretaker PM no longer candidate for post

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister said on Wednesday he’s no longer a candidate for the post, eliminating himself…
Hezbollah supporters attack several protest camps in Lebanon

Hezbollah supporters attack several protest camps in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Assailants attacked several protest camps in north and south Lebanon early on Tuesday, according to state-run media,…
Erdogan says one million refugees should be resettled in Syria very soon

Erdogan says one million refugees should be resettled in Syria very soon

GENEVA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on Tuesday for the resettlement of one million Syrian refugees in their…
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