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Iran, US warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year
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Iran, US warships in first tense Mideast encounter in a year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this…
Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison
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Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran has been sentenced to another year in…
Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote
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Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote

BEIRUT (AP) — A leading Syrian rights group Monday called on the international community to reject next month’s presidential elections…
Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally
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Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally

Emirates said on Monday that some passengers traveling from Dubai could now share coronavirus test results and vaccine certificates digitally…
Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce
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Lebanon asks S.Arabia to reconsider ban on its produce

Lebanon said on Monday it hoped Saudi Arabia would reconsider a ban on its produce imposed over what Riyadh called…
Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu
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Turkey orders 532 arrests in military probe over Gulen links – Anadolu

Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 532 suspects including 459 serving military personnel in an operation targeting people linked to…
Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk
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Leaked recording of Iran’s top diplomat offers blunt talk

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A recording of Iran’s foreign minister offering a blunt appraisal of diplomacy and the…
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
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Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement

US President Joe Biden’s declaration that massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is “simply outrageous” and Turkey…
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
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Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to at…
Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources
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Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources

Qatar Petroleum (QP) is planning its first ever US dollar-denominated public international bond sale, two sources said, the latest Gulf…
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