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Yemen government strikes power-sharing deal with southern rebels
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Yemen government strikes power-sharing deal with southern rebels

Yemen’s southern separatists have struck a power-sharing deal with the internationally-recognized government aimed at ending a conflict simmering within the…
Iran executes children in violation of rights law: UN expert
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Iran executes children in violation of rights law: UN expert

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran executed seven child offenders last year and two so far this year even though human…
Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package
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Protesters remain despite Lebanese PM’s reform package

BEIRUT (AP) — Facing escalating mass protests, the government of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri approved Monday a package of…
Iran says 5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes its south
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Iran says 5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes its south

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Iran Monday, though there were no immediate reports of damage…
Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap
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Iran sends US list of names for proposed prisoner swap

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry says it has sent a list of names it is demanding in a…
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
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US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his…
Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says
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Turkey plans presence across northeast Syria, Erdogan says

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will set up a dozen observation posts across northeast Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday,…
Afghan refugee’s ‘Dream’ coffee shop in Iran becomes reality
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Afghan refugee’s ‘Dream’ coffee shop in Iran becomes reality

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — With each serving of French press coffee poured delicately into a cup with steamed milk, 21-year-old…
US pullout from Syria leaves a major prize for its foes
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US pullout from Syria leaves a major prize for its foes

The US decision to withdraw from northeastern Syria after paving the way for a Turkish invasion has placed the oil-rich…
Russia’s Putin lands in Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip
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Russia’s Putin lands in Saudi Arabia on Mideast trip

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Saudi Arabia on Monday, meeting with the oil-rich…
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