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Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State
Middle East

Iraq weighs captives’ rights against fear of new Islamic State

AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Shaker Salih says he feared Islamic State, but feared its defeat even more.…
Group of Yazidi women victims of IS get new life in France
Middle East

Group of Yazidi women victims of IS get new life in France

PARIS (AP) — France is taking in a new group of Yazidis including women victimized by the Islamic State group…
Iraqis turn to budding ecotourism to save marshes
Middle East

Iraqis turn to budding ecotourism to save marshes

Thirty years after Saddam Hussein starved them of water, Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming once more thanks to a wave…
Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
Middle East

Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – In a workshop in a bombed-out factory in Mosul, Najlaa Abdelrahman joins scores of other women…
Iran accuses US of ‘unacceptable’ escalation in tensions
Middle East

Iran accuses US of ‘unacceptable’ escalation in tensions

Iran Thursday accused the United States of an “unacceptable” escalation of tensions and said Tehran was showing “maximum restraint” despite…
Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid
World

Row as France remembers troops slain in hostage raid

France paid its emotional final respects Tuesday to two commandos killed during a raid to rescue four hostages in the…
Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings
Middle East

Islamic State remnants wage hidden war of raids, killings

BADOUSH, Iraq (AP) — It was a chilly January evening, and Khadija Abd and her family had just finished supper…
Cairo court sentences two to death over Helwan Church attack
Egypt

Cairo court sentences two to death over Helwan Church attack

The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to death by hanging, two others to life imprisonment, four others to 10…
Anti-Kurdish protests grow in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: residents, locals
Middle East

Anti-Kurdish protests grow in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: residents, locals

AMMAN (Reuters) – Arab inhabitants of Syria’s Deir al-Zor began a third week of protests against Kurdish rule, the largest…
US-Iran tensions rise ahead of anniversary of deal pullout
Middle East

US-Iran tensions rise ahead of anniversary of deal pullout

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A sudden White House announcement that a U.S. aircraft carrier and a bomber wing…
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