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As vaccinations lag, Israel combats online misinformation
Middle East

As vaccinations lag, Israel combats online misinformation

JERUSALEM (AP) — After surging ahead in the race to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus, Israel is blaming online…
Kurdish militants executed 13 kidnapped Turks, Ankara claims
Middle East

Kurdish militants executed 13 kidnapped Turks, Ankara claims

Members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) executed 13 kidnapped Turks in northern Iraq this week, the Turkish government alleged on…
Dubai airport sees passenger traffic drop 70% amid pandemic
Middle East

Dubai airport sees passenger traffic drop 70% amid pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport saw the coronavirus pandemic push passenger traffic down by an unprecedented…
“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul
Middle East

“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul

DUBAI (Reuters) – The sisters of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul said on Thursday they wanted real justice…
Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul no longer in jail but still not free
Egypt

Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul no longer in jail but still not free

She spent 1,001 nights in jail, or just under three years, and now the famous Saudi Arabian human rights activist is out…
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
Middle East

UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021

CAIRO (AP) — More than two million Yemeni children under the age of five are expected to endure acute malnutrition…
Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria
Middle East

Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Late one night in 2015, a friend of Yasmen Almashan tagged a photo to her Facebook account.…
Lebanon’s Hariri says no progress made on forming new government
Middle East

Lebanon’s Hariri says no progress made on forming new government

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Friday that no progress had been made in talks to…
Journalist Mosaed trapped in Turkey after fleeing Iran
Middle East

Journalist Mosaed trapped in Turkey after fleeing Iran

Corruption cases have always interested the Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed, who has made them a focus of his reporting. But that…
A decade after 2011 protests, Bahrain suppresses all dissent
Middle East

A decade after 2011 protests, Bahrain suppresses all dissent

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A decade after demonstrators massed in Bahrain’s capital to call for the downfall of…
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