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Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
Middle East

Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade —…
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
Middle East

Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid…
Egypt’s parliament approves new amendments to terrorism law
Egypt

Egypt’s parliament approves new amendments to terrorism law

The Egyptian parliament voted in a plenary session on Monday unanimously in favor of new amendments to the 2015 terrorism…
Palestinian leader to address UN on Trump plan, but no vote
Middle East

Palestinian leader to address UN on Trump plan, but no vote

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will reiterate his rejection of the Trump administration’s Mideast plan in an…
Syrians scramble for refuge in last opposition frontier
Middle East

Syrians scramble for refuge in last opposition frontier

BEIRUT (AP) — Throughout Syria’s civil war, Maad al-Khalaf helped other Syrians find shelter in the opposition enclave in the…
5 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Syrian army
Middle East

5 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Syrian army

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry said five Turkish soldiers were killed and five others were wounded on Monday…
Fire sale: An Iran plant makes the US flags protesters burn
Middle East

Fire sale: An Iran plant makes the US flags protesters burn

KHOMEIN, Iran (AP) — Near the hometown of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, workers at a small Iranian factory diligently…
Israeli court sentences radical Islamic cleric to 28 months
Middle East

Israeli court sentences radical Islamic cleric to 28 months

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday sentenced a radical Islamic cleric to 28 months in prison for “inciting…
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills
Middle East

War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul? While Afghanistan’s capital may seem an unlikely destination for snowboarders, a group of…
Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis
Middle East

Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military blocked Palestinian agricultural exports on Sunday in the latest escalation of a months-long trade…
US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver: Iraq officials
Middle East

US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver: Iraq officials

BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has signaled to Iraq its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to…
Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
Middle East

Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the…
Israel accused of torturing Palestinians after fatal bombing
Middle East

Israel accused of torturing Palestinians after fatal bombing

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — One of the men was hospitalized with kidney failure and 11 broken ribs. Another was…
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
World

China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall

BEIJING (AP) — China’s virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in…
UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital
Middle East

UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital

CAIRO (AP) — Flights transporting Yemeni medical patients from rebel-held areas continued Saturday when a second plane carrying 24 patients…
UN-brokered Libya talks end with no formal cease-fire deal
Middle East

UN-brokered Libya talks end with no formal cease-fire deal

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s warring sides ended several days of UN-brokered talks without reaching a deal to consolidate a provisional…
Syrian troops gain more ground from rebels in northwest
Middle East

Syrian troops gain more ground from rebels in northwest

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their offensive in the northwest Saturday, as…
French researchers in Iranian jail petition to get married
Middle East

French researchers in Iranian jail petition to get married

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two French researchers held for months in a Tehran prison on charges of violating Iran’s state…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
Middle East

Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
UK woman loses challenge aimed at restoring her citizenship
Middle East

UK woman loses challenge aimed at restoring her citizenship

LONDON (AP) — A U.K. woman who as a teenager ran away to join the Islamic State group lost a…
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