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Kenyan arrested in Qatar first targeted by phishing attack
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Kenyan arrested in Qatar first targeted by phishing attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Kenyan security guard now facing charges in Qatar after writing compelling, anonymous accounts…
Netanyahu could lose PM job as rivals attempt to join forces
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Netanyahu could lose PM job as rivals attempt to join forces

JERUSALEM (AP) — A former ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he would seek to form a…
Erdogan inaugurates major new mosque in heart of Istanbul
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Erdogan inaugurates major new mosque in heart of Istanbul

President Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated an imposing new mosque in Istanbul on Friday, fulfilling a decades-old goal and stamping a religious…
UAE and Israel press ahead with ties after Gaza cease-fire
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UAE and Israel press ahead with ties after Gaza cease-fire

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s top diplomat to the United Arab Emirates attended a ceremony in Dubai on…
WHO calls for Gaza patient access, evacuations after violence
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WHO calls for Gaza patient access, evacuations after violence

The World Health Organization called on Friday for access to patients in the Gaza strip and the possibility to be…
Philippines halts deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia
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Philippines halts deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia

The Philippines has suspended the deployment of workers to Saudi Arabia after it received reports that their employers and recruiters…
Qatar strengthens heat stress protection for workers
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Qatar strengthens heat stress protection for workers

Qatar has introduced tougher measures to protect laborers from heat stress as the Gulf Arab state’s human rights record comes…
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
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Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth…
Tensions rise in Baghdad after arrest of militia commander
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Tensions rise in Baghdad after arrest of militia commander

BAGHDAD (AP) — Tensions mounted in Iraq’s capital on Wednesday after the arrest of a militia commander on terrorism charges,…
Lebanon’s central bank says not enough reserves for medical supplies
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Lebanon’s central bank says not enough reserves for medical supplies

Lebanon’s central bank said on Thursday it could not keep up its imports of subsidized medical goods without using its…
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