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Iraqis dig up COVID-19 dead to rebury in family graves
Sep 13, 2020
BAGHDAD — Mohammad Al Bahadli dug into Iraq's hot desert sand with bare hands to reach his father's corpse."Now he can finally be with our p ...
Trump announces Bahrain, Israel peace agreement
Sep 12, 2020
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump announced Friday a peace deal between Israel and Bahrain, which becomes the second Arab country to se ...
Egypt brokers negotiations for Israel-Hamas prisoner swap
Sep 12, 2020
GAZA, Palestinian Territories — Egypt is brokering negotiations on a proposed prisoner swap between Israel and the Hamas rulers of Gaza, tak ...
UN chief calls on EU to share out migrants from Lesbos
Sep 12, 2020
PARIS — The UN secretary general urged European Union members on Saturday to take in thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who have been ...
Iran executes wrestler, evoking shock and condemnation
Sep 12, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran said it executed a wrestler on Saturday for murdering a man during a wave of anti-government protests in 2018, drawing widespr ...
Morocco warns of Sahel ‘time bomb’ after daesh-linked cell busted
Sep 12, 2020
SALE, Morocco — The Sahel region of Africa is a ticking "time bomb" of terrorism and organised crime, a Moroccan police chief told AFP on Fr ...
Thousands join Iraq’s first weekly prayers since Covid-19
Sep 12, 2020
BAGHDAD — Thousands of supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr gathered at a mosque in east Baghdad on Friday for the first weekly prayers s ...
Iraq reforms stymied by shadowy groups' wave of attacks
Sep 09, 2020
BAGHDAD — War-scarred Iraq hopes to launch reforms and revive its battered economy, but the drive is being derailed by a wave of violence bl ...
Foreign troop deployments in Iraq
Sep 09, 2020
BAGHDAD — Washington will slash numbers of American troops in Iraq to 3,000 in September, drawing down the bulk of the US-led coalition help ...
Morocco extends health emergency as virus cases spike
Sep 09, 2020
RABAT — Morocco’s government on Wednesday extended a medical state of emergency until next month in the face of a sharp rise in coronavirus ...
Israel army says it could launch preemptive Sinai strikes
Jul 31, 2015
Iran says it will ban US experts from UN nuclear inspections
Jul 31, 2015
Syrian group says Al Nusra abducts its leader, US casts doubt
Jul 31, 2015
Jihadists driving Daesh from eastern stronghold — Libya officials
Jul 31, 2015
Israeli strike on Syrian town kills 5 pro-regime forces — monitor
Jul 30, 2015
Turkey pounds PKK, allows US to use base against Daesh
Jul 30, 2015
Hamas renews ‘revolt’ call against Palestinian Authority
Jul 29, 2015
‘As a woman, be quiet!’ Turkish deputy PM in new sexism row
Jul 29, 2015
Belgium jails Syria jihad recruiters for up to 20 years
Jul 29, 2015
Gulf Arab power UAE chides EU over opening to Iran
Jul 29, 2015
Bahrain sees ‘foreign’ link in attack; Iran denies role
Jul 29, 2015
Saudi policeman killed, 2 hurt in attack — ministry
Jul 29, 2015
Peace process with Kurdish militants impossible — Erdogan
Jul 29, 2015
Settlers clash with Israeli forces in West Bank
Jul 28, 2015
Somalia unable to hold full elections in 2016 — parliament
Jul 28, 2015
NATO backs Turkey on Daesh, some urge peace with Kurds
Jul 28, 2015
Israeli spy Pollard to be released on parole November 21 — lawyers
Jul 28, 2015
UN aid chief calls for greater Syria access
Jul 28, 2015
US names new Syria envoy
Jul 28, 2015
Suicide bomber, clashes kill 12 Libyan soldiers in Benghazi
Jul 28, 2015
Arab ministers to discuss Jerusalem violations
Jul 27, 2015
Iraq football pitch blasts kill four — security sources
Jul 27, 2015

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