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The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts
Middle East

The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts

The latest war between Hamas and Israel followed a familiar – and troubling – pattern: Palestinian rocket fire, devastating Israeli…
Saudi Arabia allows entry of fully vaccinated Egyptian expats despite travel ban
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Saudi Arabia allows entry of fully vaccinated Egyptian expats despite travel ban

Saudi Arabia announced that it will now allow fully vaccinated expatriates to enter the Kingdom from countries facing a travel…
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Middle East

Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms

Aug 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden said US troops in Afghanistan faced mounting danger as they pushed to…
Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit
Middle East

Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit

BAGHDAD, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran’s Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with…
Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
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Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria formally broke off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco on Tuesday, with the foreign minister citing…
Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
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Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with President Joe Biden comes in the midst of heightened tensions…
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
Middle East

Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions

The United Nations’ top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said her office had received credible reports of grave…
Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall
Middle East

Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall

ISTANBUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Turkey’s tourist sector is pinning its hopes on Britain removing it from a COVID-19 travel…
Israeli strikes hit Gaza; Palestinian teen killed in Nablus
Middle East

Israeli strikes hit Gaza; Palestinian teen killed in Nablus

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza overnight, drawing machine-gun fire from Hamas in the heaviest…
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
Middle East

G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met in summer sunshine on…
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