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Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
Middle East

Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk

TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed…
Religion and Technology: Which One Separates and Which One Unites?
Opinion

Religion and Technology: Which One Separates and Which One Unites?

For many decades, this gloomy East has been living what might be called a “curse of civilization”. History began here,…
‘Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows
Middle East

‘Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of…
Iran’s new coronavirus cases exceed 450,000: Health Ministry
Middle East

Iran’s new coronavirus cases exceed 450,000: Health Ministry

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s confirmed COVID-19 cases crossed the 450,000 threshold on Tuesday with 3,677 infections identified in the last…
For Arab newlyweds, the party goes on until police bust in
Middle East

For Arab newlyweds, the party goes on until police bust in

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The party was going strong: traditional music blared, families cheered, throngs of revelers danced.…
The ‘Leaning Tower’ of the Middle East
Features/Interviews

The ‘Leaning Tower’ of the Middle East

(CNN) — Under the dazzling blue sky, the glass-walled skyscraper that is Capital Gate twinkles in the sunlight as people…
‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast
Middle East

‘The port came to us’: Story behind AP photo of Beirut blast

JIYYEH, Beirut (AP) — When Mustafa Kinno felt the ground shake and heard the deafening blast toward the port, he…
Blast targets ‘American’ English school in southern Iraq
Middle East

Blast targets ‘American’ English school in southern Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — An improvised explosive device blew up outside an English-language institute in southern Iraq early Friday without causing…
Middle East stocks: Most Gulf markets gain; Saudi bourse slips
Middle East

Middle East stocks: Most Gulf markets gain; Saudi bourse slips

(Reuters) – Most Middle Eastern markets ended higher on Wednesday, with Bahrain outperforming the region, while bank stocks weighed on…
Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures
Middle East

Syria’s schools open amid anti-coronavirus measures

BEIRUT (AP) — More than 3 million Syrian students started school in government-held areas Sunday, marking the first school day…
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