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Dousing the flames: Israel battles Gaza fire balloon blazes

Dousing the flames: Israel battles Gaza fire balloon blazes

BE’ERI, Israel (Reuters) – In a burnt and blackened wheat field along the Gaza border, Israeli firefighters brave the dry…
Pompeo ends Mideast trip with visit to Oman’s new sultan

Pompeo ends Mideast trip with visit to Oman’s new sultan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday visited Oman’s new sultan, the last…
Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent

Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Canada has offered to join Lebanon’s investigation into this month’s seismic Beirut port blast but under conditions…
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity

Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity

DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A thaw in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has raised expectations of an influx…
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister

Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Lebanon risked disappearing due to the inaction of its political…
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul

Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul

At least 70 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed by flash floods in northern Afghanistan, local officials…
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak

Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak

GAZA (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said on…
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE

Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain’s royal…
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume

Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting resumed in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the internationally recognized government, officials said Wednesday.…
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics

Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics

HAJJAH (Reuters) – Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health center in a Yemeni…
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