Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse
Middle East

Loud debates, fun banter: Mideast finds outlet in Clubhouse

BEIRUT (AP) — They are boisterous, argumentative and at times downright hilarious. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Arab…
Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war
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Analysis: Attack on Iran ship off Yemen escalates shadow war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack this week on an Iranian cargo ship that is said to serve…
Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs
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Expert: Lack of oxygen killed George Floyd, not drugs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his…
UK infections drop about 60% amid vaccinations, lockdown
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UK infections drop about 60% amid vaccinations, lockdown

LONDON (AP) — The UK’s COVID-19 vaccination program is beginning to break the link between infection and serious illness or…
Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages
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Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

Last summer, two US officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries. The Syrian government…
Afghans work to stem polio rise amid violence, pandemic
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Afghans work to stem polio rise amid violence, pandemic

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan is trying to inoculate millions of children against polio after pandemic lockdowns stalled the effort…
No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks
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No timetable for withdrawal of troops after US, Iraq talks

BAGHDAD (AP) — The mission of US forces in Iraq has shifted to training and advisory roles, allowing for redeployment…
Jordan king doubles down on sedition claims against brother
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Jordan king doubles down on sedition claims against brother

BEIRUT (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II addressed the unprecedented public rift within the royal family for the first time…
Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren
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Israelis stand silent as Holocaust Day marked with siren

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis stood in silence on Thursday as a two-minute siren wailed across the country in remembrance of…
Analysis: White House, US companies could agree on 25% tax rate, officials, business groups say
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Analysis: White House, US companies could agree on 25% tax rate, officials, business groups say

Reuters) – President Joe Biden has championed raising the US corporate tax rate to 28 percent from 21 percent as…
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