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Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
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Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward

BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq…
Top US commander in Afghanistan hands over command
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Top US commander in Afghanistan hands over command

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top US commander in Afghanistan relinquished his command at a ceremony in the Afghan capital…
Two Jordanians sentenced to 15 years over alleged royal plot
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Two Jordanians sentenced to 15 years over alleged royal plot

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian state security court on Monday sentenced two former officials to serve 15 years in…
Sudan eyes agreement to establish Russian logistic center on the Red Sea
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Sudan eyes agreement to establish Russian logistic center on the Red Sea

Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Maryam al-Sadiq said on Monday that her country is studying an agreement to establish a…
Israeli court annuls parts of surrogacy law excluding gays
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Israeli court annuls parts of surrogacy law excluding gays

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday cleared the way for same-sex couples to have children through surrogate mothers,…
Oman’s sultan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
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Oman’s sultan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s sultan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, starting the first visit by an…
Netanyahu vacates prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem
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Netanyahu vacates prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu and his family vacated the Israeli prime minister’s official residence early Sunday, nearly a month…
Jordanian court to announce verdict in alleged royal plot
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Jordanian court to announce verdict in alleged royal plot

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian state security court is expected to announce a verdict Monday in the trial of…
Iranian exiles protest, demand prosecution of president-elect
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Iranian exiles protest, demand prosecution of president-elect

BERLIN, July 10 (Reuters) – Supporters of Iran’s exiled opposition rallied in Berlin and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the…
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
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Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and…
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