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Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab
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Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s high court upheld on Monday a five-year jail sentence against human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, his…
Iraqi lawmakers criticize Trump Iraq visit
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Iraqi lawmakers criticize Trump Iraq visit

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi political and militia leaders condemned US President Donald Trump’s surprise visit to US troops in Iraq…
Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media
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Iran in talks with Afghan Taliban: Iranian state media

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has been holding talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, a senior…
Some Lebanese parties do not want gov’t formed: Berri
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Some Lebanese parties do not want gov’t formed: Berri

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said there are parties that do not want a new government, a…
Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over ex-PM Maliki
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Bahrain summons Iraqi diplomat over ex-PM Maliki

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summoned the deputy charge d’affaires of the embassy of Iraq on Monday to denounce…
Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria: Netanyahu
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Israel to escalate fight against Iran in Syria: Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will escalate its fight against forces in Syria aligned with the Iranian regime after the withdrawal…
Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says
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Lebanon seen closer to new government, minister says

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon appeared to be edging toward clinching a deal to form a new national unity government after…
Shi’ite rivalry paralyses Iraq’s government
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Shi’ite rivalry paralyses Iraq’s government

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A growing rivalry between two powerful Shi’ite Muslim factions has paralyzed efforts to form a government…
Lebanese politician’s stand-off with Hariri spirals
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Lebanese politician’s stand-off with Hariri spirals

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A stand-off between Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a pro-Syrian politician escalated on Saturday when shots…
Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1
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Bahrain to hold run-off vote for parliament on December 1

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain will hold a second round of voting for 31 of 40 seats in parliament next week,…
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