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Egypt's Sisi promises investment to avoid another Suez closure
Mar 31, 2021
ISMAILIA, Egypt — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi pledged Tuesday investment to avoid any repetition of the past week's closure of t ...
Kurds say more than 50 Daesh members netted in Syria's Al Hol camp
Mar 30, 2021
AL HOL CAMP, Syria — Kurdish forces said on Tuesday they have so far arrested 53 suspected Daesh group members in a northeast Syria camp for ...
Lebanon crisis robs pensioners of cash cushions
Mar 29, 2021
BEIRUT — Samir Merhi returned to Lebanon in 2009, hoping the fortune he made abroad would let him retire comfortably at home, but the countr ...
Joy as megaship refloated, Suez Canal traffic resumes
Mar 29, 2021
SUEZ, Egypt — The MV Ever Given was refloated and the Suez Canal reopened on Monday, sparking relief almost a week after the huge container ...
Egypt arrests eight over fatal train crash, revises death toll
Mar 29, 2021
CAIRO — Egypt has arrested eight people over a train collision last week, prosecutors said in a statement on Monday that also revised the de ...
EU says Turkey should ‘urgently’ resume accepting migrants from Greece
Mar 29, 2021
LESBOS ISLAND, Greece — The European Union said on Monday that Turkey must “urgently” resume accepting migrants from Greece, where thousands ...
Optimism but concern as megaship still stuck in Suez
Mar 29, 2021
SUEZ, Egypt — Hope rose Sunday salvage efforts would free a mammoth container ship blocking the Suez Canal for six days, crippling internati ...
Sudan, rebel faction sign deal on peace talks
Mar 29, 2021
JUBA — Sudan's government signed an agreement with a rebel faction on Sunday to guide future peace negotiations as the country's transitiona ...
Syria Kurds launch security sweep, arrests in camp for Daesh families
Mar 29, 2021
BEIRUT — Kurdish forces made dozens of arrests in a security operation launched Sunday in a camp for suspected family members of the Daesh t ...
Tunisians demand Italy take back waste
Mar 28, 2021
SOUSSE, Tunisia — Dozens of Tunisian activists protested in the port city of Sousse on Sunday to demand the return of nearly 300 containers ...
UN demands restoration of Western Sahara mission
Apr 30, 2016
Holy fire ceremony in Jerusalem church draws thousands
Apr 30, 2016
Fragile economy forces Iran’s top leaders to form alliance
Apr 28, 2016
UN envoy ‘positive’ as Yemen peace talks enter second week
Apr 28, 2016
Libya unity gov’t wants joint military force to combat Daesh
Apr 28, 2016
UN chief urges end to 'madness' of nuclear weapons testing
Apr 28, 2016
Iraqi army makes modest advance south of Mosul
Apr 27, 2016
UAE considers new fire safety laws after skyscraper blazes
Apr 27, 2016
Sudan says referendum result shows Darfur 'crisis' over
Apr 27, 2016
Egypt official says Sinai bombing kills 3 police, wounds 8
Apr 27, 2016
Palestinians unveil gift of giant Mandela statue
Apr 27, 2016
Eastern Libya ships first oil cargo in defiance of Tripoli
Apr 26, 2016
UN council voices alarm at Israeli statements on Golan Heights
Apr 26, 2016
‘Iran jails four journalists on security charges’
Apr 26, 2016
Iran summons Swiss envoy over $2 b US court ruling
Apr 26, 2016
Yemen gov’t forces retake key port city from Al Qaeda
Apr 25, 2016
New Libya gov’t takes over foreign ministry
Apr 25, 2016
PKK warns Turkey rebels will 'escalate the war' — BBC
Apr 25, 2016
Iran in talks with Russia on heavy water sales
Apr 25, 2016
Egypt's security forces disperse small protests against Sisi
Apr 25, 2016
Yemeni, UAE troops enter Al Qaeda-held city — residents
Apr 24, 2016
Ceasefire in northern Iraq after Kurd-Shiite clashes kill 12
Apr 24, 2016

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