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		Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
		
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	September 4, 2019
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start
						DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…					
				
			
		Tunisian security chief, 3 extremists killed in shootout
		
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	September 2, 2019
Tunisian security chief, 3 extremists killed in shootout
						TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian national guard chief and three extremists were killed in a clash Monday on the…					
				
			
		Arab leader seeks to shake up Israeli election
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	August 30, 2019
Arab leader seeks to shake up Israeli election
						JERUSALEM (AP) — The leader of the main Arab faction in parliament has shaken up Israel’s election campaign by offering…					
				
			
		Satellite photos show burning Iran space center launch pad
		
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	August 30, 2019
Satellite photos show burning Iran space center launch pad
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rocket at an Iranian space center that was to conduct a satellite launch…					
				
			
		Women seeking Tunisian presidency say it’s time for change
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	August 30, 2019
Women seeking Tunisian presidency say it’s time for change
						TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian women can seek abortions, file for divorce and enjoy other rights unheard of in some…					
				
			
		Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes
		
			Middle East
			
				
				 
		
	August 27, 2019
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes
						CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has retrieved at least five bodies from a boat carrying dozens of…					
				
			
		Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
		
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	August 22, 2019
Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
						BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran accused Israeli drones of carrying out a series of attacks on…					
				
			
		As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
		
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	August 22, 2019
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
						BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making…					
				
			
		Jeffrey Epstein’s New York jail was short-staffed: reports
		
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	August 12, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein’s New York jail was short-staffed: reports
						As authorities were conducting Jeffrey Epstein’s autopsy in New York City, The Associated Press reported that just two guards — one…					
				
			
		Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
		
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	August 9, 2019
Lebanese daily publishes blank edition to protest crisis
						BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s only English-language daily protested the country’s deteriorating economic and political conditions by publishing a blank edition…					
				
			