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Lebanese pupils protest against 'outdated' curriculum
Nov 21, 2019
BEIRUT — Several hundred school pupils protested Thursday in Lebanon against what they described as an outdated curriculum that makes no mention of the multiconfessional country's 15-year civil war.The protest outside the education ministry in Beirut was the latest in a nationwide anti-government street movement to have gripped Lebanon since Octobe ...
Four protesters killed in Iraq capital — medics, police
Nov 21, 2019
BAGHDAD — Four protesters were killed and dozens wounded in overnight clashes with se ...
Iran urged to explain uranium particles at undeclared site
Nov 21, 2019
VIENNA — The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Iran to explain the presence of ur ...
EU countries at UN criticise US’ shift on Israeli settlements
Nov 20, 2019
European members of the UN Security Council hit out Wednesday at the US decision to no longer consider Israeli settlements illegal, but stop ...
Saudi king urges Iran to quit 'harmful' expansionism
Nov 20, 2019
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's King Salman urged arch-rival Iran on Wednesday to abandon an expansionist ideology that has "harmed" its own people, ...
23 killed as Israel carries out air strikes in Syria — monitor
Nov 20, 2019
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel said its warplanes carried out a "very intense" attack against Iranian forces and Syrian army targets in Syria W ...
Lebanese youth demand better future — at home
Nov 20, 2019
BEIRUT — At an anti-corruption rally in Lebanon's capital, 16-year-old Mariam Sidani said she had skipped school to protest against politici ...
Iraqi protesters shut roads to ports, oilfields
Nov 20, 2019
BAGHDAD — Anti-government demonstrators in southern Iraq shut roads to two major ports and a key oilfield Wednesday, port officials and AFP ...
Protest-hit Iran says ‘enemy conspiracy’ defeated
Nov 20, 2019
TEHRAN — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday the country's people had defeated an "enemy conspiracy" behind a wave of violent ...
Besieged by protesters, Lebanon assembly postpones session
Nov 19, 2019
BEIRUT — Lebanon's parliament, besieged by angry protesters Tuesday, for a second time postponed a session to discuss draft laws which criti ...
Iraqi protesters rally despite fresh promises of reform
Nov 19, 2019
BAGHDAD — Iraqi protesters Tuesday brushed off new government promises of reform, sceptical that political leaders, and a parliament session ...
US faces Palestinian, international criticism of Israel settlement move
Nov 19, 2019
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — The United States faced stiff international and Palestinian criticism Tuesday over its decision to no longer consider I ...
In northeast Syria, last Assyrians fear Turkish advance
Nov 19, 2019
TAL TAMR, Syria — Since fleeing her hometown in northeastern Syria, Suad Simon prays every day for the safety of her husband, who ...
Iran's guards praise 'timely' action against protests
Nov 21, 2019
Netanyahu indicted over corruption
Nov 21, 2019
Camel herding in Western Sahara a passion with pedigree
Nov 21, 2019
Yemen rebels seize one Saudi, two S. Korean vessels
Nov 19, 2019
UN 'alarmed' dozens may be dead in Iran protests
Nov 19, 2019
Iran's heavy water stock exceeds authorised limit — IAEA
Nov 19, 2019
In new pro-Israel shift, US no longer calls settlements illegal
Nov 19, 2019
Rouhani warns protest-hit Iran cannot allow 'insecurity'
Nov 17, 2019
Turkey will use Russian S-400 defence system
Nov 16, 2019
Car bomb kills 19 in northern Syria — monitor
Nov 16, 2019
Sudan verdict in Bashir graft trial on December 14
Nov 16, 2019
Sudan's Bashir, aides to face charges for 'plotting' 1989 coup
Nov 13, 2019
Islamist-inspired party leader elected Tunisia house speaker
Nov 13, 2019
UN chief calls for international cooperation on foreign extremists
Nov 12, 2019
British backer of Syrian White Helmets found dead in Turkey
Nov 11, 2019
'Uranium particles' detected at undeclared site in Iran — IAEA
Nov 11, 2019
Pompeo slams Iran 'intimidation' of IAEA inspector as 'outrageous'
Nov 09, 2019
Iran resumes uranium enrichment at Fordow plant
Nov 08, 2019
Baghdadi’s wife revealed Daesh group secrets after capture
Nov 07, 2019
South Sudan rival leaders given 100 days to form unity government
Nov 07, 2019
Riyadh has 'open channel' with Yemen rebels — Saudi official
Nov 07, 2019
Algeria judges end strike over reshuffle
Nov 07, 2019

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