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Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood
Middle East

Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Monday ordered the police to replace the army in a heavily populated Shiite…
For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more
Middle East

For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more

BEIRUT (AP) — For Syria’s Kurds, the United States’ abrupt pull-back from positions in northeast Syria carries a sharp sting,…
Iran criticizes expected Turkish push into Syria: the latest
Middle East

Iran criticizes expected Turkish push into Syria: the latest

BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest developments following President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon Syrian Kurdish fighters ahead of an expected…
Emiratis can again travel to Lebanon, after years-long ban
Middle East

Emiratis can again travel to Lebanon, after years-long ban

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says it will allow its citizen to again go to…
Israel’s Gideon Saar challenges lengthy Netanyahu Likud rule
Middle East

Israel’s Gideon Saar challenges lengthy Netanyahu Likud rule

JERUSALEM (AP) — With a simple tweet, Gideon Saar did what no Israeli politician from the ruling conservative party has…
Jordan teachers end 4-week strike, country’s longest ever
Middle East

Jordan teachers end 4-week strike, country’s longest ever

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Teachers in Jordan have ended their longest strike ever and are opening the school year four…
Israeli officials wrap up Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing
Middle East

Israeli officials wrap up Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s state prosecutors and Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyers were wrapping up the pre-indictment hearing over a slew of…
Saudi Arabia eases restrictions on women taking hotel rooms
Middle East

Saudi Arabia eases restrictions on women taking hotel rooms

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has lifted some restrictions on women traveling in the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom,…
Turkey threatens solo army operation in northeast Syria
Middle East

Turkey threatens solo army operation in northeast Syria

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president threatened Saturday to launch a military operation into northeastern Syria, where US troops are deployed…
Palestinians agree to accept funds transferred by Israel
Middle East

Palestinians agree to accept funds transferred by Israel

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has agreed to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues…
Iraq unrest comes at critical moment in region: AP EXPLAINS
Middle East

Iraq unrest comes at critical moment in region: AP EXPLAINS

BAGHDAD (AP) — The young men and women coordinated on social media. Fed up with an Iraqi political elite they…
Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home
Middle East

Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s premier on Friday sent a message to anti-government protesters, saying their “legitimate demands” have been heard…
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
Middle East

US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The conflict between Iran and the U.S. that has created tensions throughout much of the Middle East…
Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship
Middle East

Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the constitutional watchdog has ratified a bill granting citizenship to children of…
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
Middle East

Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is swearing in its newly elected parliament. The ceremony on Thursday comes after the second inconclusive…
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
Middle East

Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan

MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest
Middle East

Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Prominent activists and journalists have rallied in Morocco’s capital for the release of a journalist sentenced…
Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
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Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms

PARIS (AP) — The images will be stunningly beautiful yet also hint of dire future consequences. Filmed with a camera…
A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu
Middle East

A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorneys met Wednesday with Israel’s attorney general and other top law enforcement officials…
Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university
Middle East

Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian government says that nearly 1,800 ancient artifacts have arrived in Iran as part of…
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