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Iran says 'curbing virus' even with over 2,000 new cases
May 21, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran on Wednesday said it was close to "curbing" the new coronavirus outbreak even as it reported more than 2,000 fresh infections ...
Tunisia launches virus-tracking app
May 21, 2020
TUNISIA — Tunisia on Tuesday launched a contact-tracing mobile phone app that identifies and alerts users who may have had contact with othe ...
Algeria hands tough jail terms to three Facebook activists
May 21, 2020
ALGIERS — Algerian courts have handed tough jail sentences to three opposition activists whose Facebook posts they deemed potentially damagi ...
Al Aqsa Mosque to reopen after eid holiday
May 20, 2020
Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque will reopen to worshippers after the eid holiday, a statement from its governing body said on Tuesday, two months ...
Virus curfew complicates lives of Kuwaiti polygamists
May 19, 2020
KUWAIT CITY — Abu Othman, like thousands of Kuwaiti men, has struggled to split his time between two wives living in separate homes amid the ...
Syrian rebel and regime forces now fight in Libya
May 19, 2020
BEIRUT — While a ceasefire in Syria has reduced combat between rebels and government forces, mercenaries from the two sides are still fighti ...
Qatar confirms virus in jail, denies widespread outbreak
May 19, 2020
DOHA — Qatar confirmed 12 cases of COVID-19 at a jail on Tuesday as campaign group Human Rights Watch warned other prisoners could be at ris ...
Launch date set for Emirates Mars Mission
May 19, 2020
AMMAN — The Emirates Mars Mission, the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, on Tuesday announced the scheduled lau ...
Israel court convicts settler of Palestinian arson murders
May 19, 2020
LOD — An Israeli court on Monday found a Jewish settler guilty of three murders in an arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler and his ...
Deaths from coronavirus-like symptoms surge in Yemen's Aden
May 18, 2020
ADEN — Deaths in Aden have surged to at least five times higher than normal, an NGO and medics say, igniting fears that the coronavirus is s ...
Tunisia attack stirs fear, defiance among tourists
Mar 19, 2015
Drowning of Palestinians near Sicily a ‘clear, tragic sign’ of untenable situation — UNRWA
Mar 19, 2015
‘Libya’s state oil firm operating independently of rival governments’
Mar 19, 2015
Egypt acquits Mubarak-era minister in last graft case
Mar 19, 2015
Saudi Arabia to stop issuing visas to Swedes after criticism
Mar 19, 2015
Anbar blast killed at least 13 soldiers — ministry
Mar 19, 2015
Iraq Sunni province key to taking Mosul from Daesh
Mar 18, 2015
Prominent Yemeni journalist and Houthi activist killed
Mar 18, 2015
UAE recalls envoy to Sweden over criticism of Saudi Arabia
Mar 18, 2015
US veteran pleads not guilty to trying to help Daesh
Mar 18, 2015
Three Iraqis dead in explosion near Kuwaiti border — news agency
Mar 18, 2015
Daesh militants kill 10 pro-Tripoli fighters in central Libya
Mar 18, 2015
Qatar promises reform of labour system likened to slavery
Mar 17, 2015
Syria claims to shoot down US reconnaissance aircraft
Mar 17, 2015
Top Tunisian militant killed while fighting in Libya
Mar 17, 2015
Iran deal a high stakes gamble with Obama’s legacy
Mar 17, 2015
Netanyahu claims victory as Israeli exit polls show tight results
Mar 17, 2015
Turkey launches project to pipe Azeri gas to Europe
Mar 17, 2015
Yemen’s Houthis replace air force chief in power struggle — military sources
Mar 17, 2015
‘Ways to go’ in Iran nuclear talks as time runs short
Mar 17, 2015
Kurds report more chlorine attacks; Iraq pauses Tikrit offensive
Mar 16, 2015
EU backs planning for possible Libya security mission
Mar 16, 2015

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