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Beirut summit highlights divisions, turmoil in Lebanon
Middle East

Beirut summit highlights divisions, turmoil in Lebanon

  BEIRUT (AP) — An Arab economic development summit that Lebanon is hosting this weekend has been marred by controversy…
Cargo plane crash in Iran kills 15, leaves 1 survivor
Middle East

Cargo plane crash in Iran kills 15, leaves 1 survivor

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A decades-old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday…
Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad
Middle East

Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad

  BEIRUT (AP) — He has survived eight years of war and billions of dollars in money and weapons aimed…
Palestinians mourn woman killed by Israeli fire at protest
Middle East

Palestinians mourn woman killed by Israeli fire at protest

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians gathered Saturday for the funeral of a woman killed by…
In Sudan, no one is clear on what happens after al-Bashir
Middle East

In Sudan, no one is clear on what happens after al-Bashir

  CAIRO (AP) — As violent anti-government protests enter their fourth week, Sudan appears headed toward political paralysis, with drawn-out…
Police seek Cristiano Ronaldo DNA in rape case
World

Police seek Cristiano Ronaldo DNA in rape case

Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of a Nevada woman’s allegation…
US withdrawal from Syria has started: official
Middle East

US withdrawal from Syria has started: official

After days of back and forth over US President Donald Trump’s decision to pullout American troops from Syria, a US…
How Yemen’s Houthis increasingly deploy drones
Middle East

How Yemen’s Houthis increasingly deploy drones

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In Yemen, the high-pitched whine of drones has been a part of life for…
Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril
Middle East

Iraq closes camps for displaced, pushes families into peril

BZEIBIZ, Iraq (AP) — It was a cold and gusty day in December when the army came to the Bzeibiz…
Bangladesh police, garment workers clash in protests
World

Bangladesh police, garment workers clash in protests

  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh police fired tear gas and swung batons as thousands of garment workers demonstrated for…
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
Middle East

Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?

WASHINGTON (AP) — What to do with hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and…
Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy
Middle East

Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy

LAKIYA, Israel (AP) — On Hadra al-Faqira’s wedding anniversary, just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter, her husband…
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
World

China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — China is allowing more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the…
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
Middle East

Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’
Middle East

Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’

  JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the US military withdrawal from…
Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions
Middle East

Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions

  BEIRUT (AP) — Parts of Lebanon’s public and private sectors have gone on strike called for by the country’s…
Fragmentation helps Netanyahu re-election hopes
Middle East

Fragmentation helps Netanyahu re-election hopes

JERUSALEM (AP) — Barring a devastating legal ruling against him in a series of corruption allegations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Israeli settlement activity surges in Trump era
Middle East

Israeli settlement activity surges in Trump era

JERUSALEM (AP) — With little resistance from a friendly White House, a new Israeli settlement push has launched in the…
Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics
World

Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — While Sheikh Hasina is set to begin her third consecutive term as Bangladesh’s prime minister following…
Gaza cafe owner offers fish pedicures to improve business
Life & Style

Gaza cafe owner offers fish pedicures to improve business

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Mahmoud Othman tried to figure a way to save his cafe business in…
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