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Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
Middle East

Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria formally broke off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco on Tuesday, with the foreign minister citing…
Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
Middle East

Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with President Joe Biden comes in the midst of heightened tensions…
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
Middle East

Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions

The United Nations’ top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said her office had received credible reports of grave…
Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall
Middle East

Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall

ISTANBUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Turkey’s tourist sector is pinning its hopes on Britain removing it from a COVID-19 travel…
Israeli strikes hit Gaza; Palestinian teen killed in Nablus
Middle East

Israeli strikes hit Gaza; Palestinian teen killed in Nablus

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza overnight, drawing machine-gun fire from Hamas in the heaviest…
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
Middle East

G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met in summer sunshine on…
Video: Egyptian mission evacuated from Afghanistan
Egypt

Video: Egyptian mission evacuated from Afghanistan

Embassy officials, an Al-Azhar delegation, and Egyptians living in Afghanistan were evacuated and brought back to Egypt via military plane…
Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real
Middle East

Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s prison system acknowledged Tuesday that videos purportedly obtained by a…
Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water
Middle East

Aid groups: Millions in Syria, Iraq losing access to water

BEIRUT (AP) — Millions of people in Syria and Iraq are at risk of losing access to water, electricity and…
Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta
Middle East

Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine boosters show signs of taming Delta

JERUSALEM, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Less than a month into a COVID-19 vaccine booster drive, Israel is seeing signs of…
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