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Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use
Middle East

Morocco set to legalize cannabis production for medical use

RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco plans to allow the farming, export and domestic sale of cannabis for medical and industrial use,…
Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant J&J shot emergency use
Middle East

Bahrain becomes 1st nation to grant J&J shot emergency use

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain became the first nation to authorize Johnson & Johnson’s new single-dose coronavirus vaccine…
Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
Middle East

Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several

BAGHDAD (AP) — A US airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one…
Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq
Middle East

Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Explosive-laden drones that targeted Saudi Arabia’s royal palace in the kingdom’s capital last month were launched from…
Gaza is open again, to the south. But for how long?
Middle East

Gaza is open again, to the south. But for how long?

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – A fleet of yellow Mercedes taxis lines up outside Gaza’s newly reopened Rafah crossing into…
Egypt dispatches aid plane loaded with supplies to Lebanese army
Egypt

Egypt dispatches aid plane loaded with supplies to Lebanese army

An airplane loaded with medical and food supplies from Egypt was sent to the Lebanese army on Thursday as part…
Netanyahu, long a supporter of LGBTQ rights, courts homophobes and racists in bid to cling to power
Middle East

Netanyahu, long a supporter of LGBTQ rights, courts homophobes and racists in bid to cling to power

Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) – On the smorgasbord of Israeli politics there’s a democratic advantage in offering something for everyone. But…
German cabinet agrees to extend Afghanistan mission
Middle East

German cabinet agrees to extend Afghanistan mission

German troops are likely to stay on in Afghanistan as the government on Wednesday agreed to extend its military mandate in the…
US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources
Middle East

US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi…
Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project
Middle East

Secretive Israeli nuclear facility undergoes major project

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons…
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