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Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital
Middle East

Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Water supplies to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli were restored two days after they were…
Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen rebels after pipeline attack
Middle East

Saudi-led warplanes pound Yemen rebels after pipeline attack

Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemeni rebel targets including in the capital on Thursday following insurgent drone strikes on a key…
German Foreign Minister condemns UN’s treatment of Israel
Middle East

German Foreign Minister condemns UN’s treatment of Israel

Marking the 70th anniversary of Israel’s admission to the United Nations, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas issued a statement via Twitter…
U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills
Middle East

U.N. assessing damage at Yemeni port city grain mills

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations are assessing possible damage to grain stores it manages near the Yemeni Red Sea…
Israel’s Gaza blockade under scrutiny after latest violence
Middle East

Israel’s Gaza blockade under scrutiny after latest violence

JERUSALEM (AP) — For 12 years, Israel has maintained a blockade over the Gaza Strip, seeking to weaken the territory’s…
Syrian rebels say goal of Russia’s Idlib assault is to take highways
Middle East

Syrian rebels say goal of Russia’s Idlib assault is to take highways

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels backed by Turkey said on Monday that Moscow and its Syrian government ally were trying…
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Middle East

Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation

Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence…
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Middle East

Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)–Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history…
Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible
Middle East

Syrian woman in wheelchair tells UN disabled are invisible

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A 20-year-old Syrian woman with cerebral palsy told the United Nations on Wednesday that hundreds of…
Kushner: Mideast plan to come after Ramadan, seek Palestinian investment
Middle East

Kushner: Mideast plan to come after Ramadan, seek Palestinian investment

US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said Tuesday he would present his long-awaited Middle East peace proposal around June…
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