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Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
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Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq received its first 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China as the country…
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
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Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors

PARIS (Reuters) – Lawyers representing survivors of a chemical weapons attack in 2013 in Syria have filed a criminal complaint…
Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report
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Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report

DUBAI (Reuters) – State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans to order 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing, Saudi news outlet…
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
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Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media

Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack over Damascus on Sunday evening, Syrian state media reported. “At 10:16 this…
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
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UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B

CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some…
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
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Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country’s powerful Orthodox establishment,…
US failure to sanction prince for Khashoggi killing ‘dangerous’: UN expert
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US failure to sanction prince for Khashoggi killing ‘dangerous’: UN expert

GENEVA (Reuters) – A UN human rights investigator said on Monday that it was “extremely dangerous” for the United States…
UN: Arbitrary detentions in Syria conflict may be war crimes
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UN: Arbitrary detentions in Syria conflict may be war crimes

GENEVA (AP) — Tens of thousands of civilians in Syria were “arbitrarily detained” in enforced disappearances during the country’s 10-year…
Europeans push IAEA Iran resolution despite warnings by Russia, Tehran
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Europeans push IAEA Iran resolution despite warnings by Russia, Tehran

VIENNA (Reuters) – Britain, France and Germany are pressing ahead with a US-backed plan for a resolution by the UN…
Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report after initial publication
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Three names mysteriously removed from Khashoggi intelligence report after initial publication

(CNN) – Shortly after the US intelligence community published its long-awaited report on Friday afternoon on the Saudis who were…
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