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UN envoy: Failure to hold Libya vote could lead to conflict
Middle East

UN envoy: Failure to hold Libya vote could lead to conflict

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN special envoy for Libya warned Friday that failure to hold presidential and parliamentary elections…
US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks
Middle East

US pulls missile defenses in Saudi Arabia amid Yemen attacks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US has removed its most advanced missile defense system and Patriot batteries from…
Morocco’s king names Aziz Akhannouch as new PM
Middle East

Morocco’s king names Aziz Akhannouch as new PM

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday appointed Aziz Akhannouch as the country’s new prime minister. A statement from the royal…
Israel arrests 4 Palestinian fugitives who escaped prison
Middle East

Israel arrests 4 Palestinian fugitives who escaped prison

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Saturday said they have arrested four of the six Palestinians who broke out of…
Lebanese leaders agree on government to address crisis
Middle East

Lebanese leaders agree on government to address crisis

BEIRUT, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Lebanese leaders agreed a new government on Friday after a year of political feuding over…
Twenty years after 9/11: which is worse? The beginning, or the end?
Opinion

Twenty years after 9/11: which is worse? The beginning, or the end?

Hubris comes in many forms, but surely the rushed exit of American forces from Afghanistan to meet an artificial political…
Turkey jobless rate climbs to 12% in July as supports end
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Turkey jobless rate climbs to 12% in July as supports end

ISTANBUL, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate rose to 12.0 percent in July from 10.6 percent a month earlier…
UN watchdog: Iran defying nuclear deal with uranium enrichment
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UN watchdog: Iran defying nuclear deal with uranium enrichment

The UN atomic watchdog on Tuesday said Iran has increased its stockpile of enriched uranium in breach of the 2015 accord intended to…
Palestinians protest in support of escaped prisoners
Middle East

Palestinians protest in support of escaped prisoners

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A few hundred Palestinians held protests in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday…
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban
Middle East

Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban

“The situation on the border isn’t about to get any better with the Taliban in power,” according to Nik Kowsar,…
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