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Jordanian court to announce verdict in alleged royal plot
Middle East

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
Middle East

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
Middle East

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…
Government raises price of staple bread once more in Lebanon
Middle East

Government raises price of staple bread once more in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — For the seventh time in a year, Lebanon’s economy ministry announced on Saturday new prices for bread,…
India pulls officials from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban widens control
Middle East

India pulls officials from Afghanistan’s Kandahar as Taliban widens control

MUMBAI, July 11 (Reuters) – India said on Sunday it had temporarily brought back officials from its consulate in Kandahar,…
Underage ‘martyrs’: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen
Middle East

Underage ‘martyrs’: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen

After attending several of the so-called “summer camps,” Samir was filled with an urgent desire to fight on the Houthi…
UAE bans entry from Indonesia, Afghanistan – WAM
Middle East

UAE bans entry from Indonesia, Afghanistan – WAM

DUBAI, July 10 (Reuters) – The UAE will ban entry for travelers coming from Indonesia and Afghanistan as of July…
Egypt sends 31 tons of medical aid to Tunisia to fight COVID-19
Egypt

Egypt sends 31 tons of medical aid to Tunisia to fight COVID-19

Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced on Saturday the dispatch of 31.566 tons of medical aid to…
How to solve Iraq’s hellishly hot power crisis
Middle East

How to solve Iraq’s hellishly hot power crisis

Over the past few months, there have been a string of attacks on Iraq’s electricity infrastructure. Local media report that…
Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail
Middle East

Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail

CASABLANCA, Morocco, July 9 (Reuters) – A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan…
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