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Iran starts limiting UN watchdog inspections
Feb 23, 2021
TEHRAN — Iran said Tuesday it had started to restrict some site inspections by the UN nuclear watchdog in response to the US refusal so far ...
Rare Bedouin audio archive sheds light on nomadic society
Feb 23, 2021
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Leading Bedouin scholar Clinton Bailey has amassed hundreds of hours of recordings about the nomadic society’s poetry, ...
Tunisia’s pared back COVID funerals deepen mourners’ pain
Feb 23, 2021
TUNIS — Lotfi Jlassi stood facing Mecca beside the ambulance carrying the body of his brother, who died of COVID-19, and said a prayer — one ...
Hamas launches COVID vaccinations in Gaza
Feb 23, 2021
GAZA, Palestinian Territories — A coronavirus vaccination campaign was launched in Gaza on  Monday using doses provided by the Palestin ...
Turkey's French teachers caught in diplomatic crosshairs
Feb 23, 2021
Agence France-Presse ISTANBUL — More than a dozen French professors at a top Turkish university face the threat of expulsion after be ...
Iran says IAEA chief's visit led to 'significant achievement'
Feb 23, 2021
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday hailed a visit by the UN nuclear watchdog chief and a temporary agreement on site inspections as a "significant achi ...
Thousands of Algerians hit streets on protest anniversary
Feb 23, 2021
ALGIERS — Thousands of Algerians marched on Monday in the capital and other cities to mark the second anniversary of the North African natio ...
Thousands of COVID vaccines from UAE arrive in Gaza
Feb 21, 2021
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories — Around 20,000 coronavirus vaccine doses from the UAE arrived in Gaza Sunday, a delivery reportedly orchestr ...
Iran says talks with IAEA chief 'fruitful' as deadline looms
Feb 21, 2021
TEHRAN — Iran said Sunday it had held "fruitful discussions" with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi in Tehran, ahead of a deadline whe ...
Sudan announces managed currency float amid crisis
Feb 21, 2021
KHARTOUM — Sudan announced Sunday it was ditching its fixed exchange rate and adopting a managed float, in line with an IMF programme but at ...
Trafficked Nepali, Bangladeshi women trapped in Syria
Mar 14, 2016
Libya's UN-sponsored government says ready to take power
Mar 13, 2016
Daesh militants pull out of several Iraqi towns — officers
Mar 13, 2016
Egypt's justice minister sacked after comments criticised as blasphemous
Mar 13, 2016
Palestinian teachers suspend three-week strike
Mar 13, 2016
Al Qaeda seizes weapons, bases from US-backed Syrian rebels
Mar 13, 2016
Glimmer of hope as Syria war enters sixth year
Mar 12, 2016
Iraq PM vows retaliation after Daesh chemical attack
Mar 12, 2016
President’s troops partially break siege of Yemen’s third city
Mar 12, 2016
Lebanon announces 'fix' to trash crisis amid protests
Mar 12, 2016
Iran’s Rouhani criticises ‘revolutionary’ opponents as rift widens
Mar 12, 2016
Palestinian leader bids to woo striking teachers back to work
Mar 12, 2016
Gaza Hamas leaders seek 'new era' with Egypt after accusations
Mar 12, 2016
Algeria army recovers Stinger missiles from slain militants
Mar 12, 2016
Saudi Arabia kills six wanted for shooting soldier dead
Mar 12, 2016
Saudi Arabia concludes 20-nation anti-terror military drill
Mar 10, 2016
Yemeni rebels ask ally Iran to stop exploiting country’s war
Mar 10, 2016
Arab League names Egypt's Ahmed Aboul Gheit as new chief
Mar 10, 2016
US hopes to preserve two-state outcome for Israelis, Palestinians
Mar 10, 2016
After missile tests, UN urges Iran to act with restraint
Mar 10, 2016
Daesh commander 'Omar the Chechen' survived US strike — monitor
Mar 10, 2016
Turkish first lady says harem was 'school' for women
Mar 10, 2016

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