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Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program
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Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly…
China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security
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China detains Australian on suspicion of endangering security

BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese authorities are holding an Australian writer, who used to be a Chinese citizen, on suspicion of…
In Iran, parched lands hollowed by water pumping now sinking
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In Iran, parched lands hollowed by water pumping now sinking

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Fissures appear along roads while massive holes open up in the countryside, their gaping maws a…
Amnesty criticizes Iran’s mass arrests as US frees reporter
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Amnesty criticizes Iran’s mass arrests as US frees reporter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran arrested more than 7,000 people last year, including dozens of journalists, in what…
Newcomers pile into race for Qatar LNG
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Newcomers pile into race for Qatar LNG

LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar is preparing to issue a tender for energy firms seeking a stake in its gas expansion…
Natural gas fields give Israel regional political boost
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Natural gas fields give Israel regional political boost

JERUSALEM (AP) — A decade after discovering natural gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Israel is starting to feel the…
Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain
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Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain

LIVERPOOL (Reuters) – The traffickers told Fardin Gholami that a fishing boat would take him from France to England at…
Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film dead at 78
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Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film dead at 78

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six US diplomats from Iran in 1980…
Israel strikes Syria in more open confrontation with Iran
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Israel strikes Syria in more open confrontation with Iran

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel struck in Syria early on Monday as part of its increasingly open assault on Iran’s presence…
Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis
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Shah of Iran modernized his nation but vacillated in crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the height of his power in 1971, Iran’s Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi drew…
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