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Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: state media

Turkey orders arrest of 223 military personnel over suspected Gulen links: state media

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has ordered the arrest of 223 serving military personnel across the country and in the breakaway…
Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up

Syria govt offers way out of rebel area; no one shows up

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media is accusing militant groups of preventing civilians on Saturday from leaving the last rebel-held…
UAE says 6 troops killed in ‘collision,’ without elaborating

UAE says 6 troops killed in ‘collision,’ without elaborating

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Six Emirati troops have been killed in a “collision,” the United Arab Emirates said…
Five confirmed cholera deaths in Sudan since August 28

Five confirmed cholera deaths in Sudan since August 28

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – There have been five confirmed deaths from cholera in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since Aug. 28, the…
Saudi Arabia says fires at Aramco sites ‘under control’ after drone attacks

Saudi Arabia says fires at Aramco sites ‘under control’ after drone attacks

RIYADH (Reuters) – Drone attacks on two Saudi Aramco factories in Abqaiq and Khurais provinces on Saturday sparked fires that…
Afghan Taliban send team to Russia after US talks collapse

Afghan Taliban send team to Russia after US talks collapse

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have sent a delegation to Russia to discuss prospects for a withdrawal of US…
U.S. Justice Department to release name of shadowy figure in 9/11 case

U.S. Justice Department to release name of shadowy figure in 9/11 case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it would release the name of an individual sought by…
Death threats ‘broke my heart’ says popular Lebanese band singer

Death threats ‘broke my heart’ says popular Lebanese band singer

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The lead singer of one of the Middle East’s most popular bands said on Thursday…
Syrian activists: Car bomb in northern town; several wounded

Syrian activists: Car bomb in northern town; several wounded

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say a car bombing in a town in northern Syria controlled by Turkey-backed opposition…
Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections

Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections

MAS’HA, West Bank (AP) — Barhoum Saleh’s town is surrounded by Jewish settlements, the sign above his roadside mechanic shop…
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