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Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president
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Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Once a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader is sworn in as president this week,…
Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
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Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey

DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – FENIX, a United Arab Emirates-based e-scooter company backed by Israeli venture capital funding, has acquired…
Israeli Cabinet advances budget, shores up new government
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Israeli Cabinet advances budget, shores up new government

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet advanced a national budget on Monday for the first time since 2018 in a sign…
Afghans convicted of crimes must leave Germany — Armin Laschet
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Afghans convicted of crimes must leave Germany — Armin Laschet

German conservative chancellor candidate Armin Laschet is doubling down on his stance on asylum seekers who commit crime. Laschet, who is hoping to succeed…
US, Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman
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US, Britain believe Iran attacked Israeli-managed tanker off Oman

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The United States and Britain said on Sunday they believed Iran carried out an attack…
More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds
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More violence, less income: Arab women bear the brunt of COVID-19, study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned Heba Mordaa’s life upside down. “Ever since the lockdowns started in March 2020, my work has…
UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17
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UAE rolls out Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17

DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will start providing China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 3-17,…
Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected
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Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected

ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as…
Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open
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Libya’s combatants declare key coastroad open

TRIPOLI, July 30 (Reuters) – Libya’s warring sides said on Friday they had reopened the main coastroad across the frontline,…
Tunisian president names new security chief amid crisis
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Tunisian president names new security chief amid crisis

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president has named a new interior minister, in his first major appointment since he froze…
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