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Turkey ends quake rescue mission
Nov 04, 2020
ANKARA — Turkey on Wednesday called off its search and rescue mission, five days after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea, killing 116 ...
Beyond Dubai’s shadow, Sharjah shines light on Arab art
Nov 04, 2020
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates — It does not have the malls of Dubai or the mega-projects of Abu Dhabi, but the conservative Gulf emirate of ...
Syrian village trains racing dogs despite war and pandemic
Nov 04, 2020
AD DARBASIYAH, Syria — On his motorbike, Mohammed Derbas speeds across a field in northeast Syria, slender Saluki dogs galloping behind.He h ...
Iran’s Khamenei says Armenia-held land in Karabakh ‘must be returned’
Nov 04, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on  Tuesday that Armenian-held territory in Azerbaijan “must be returned” an ...
'Miracle' girl, 3, rescued 91 hours after Turkey quake
Nov 04, 2020
BAYRAKLI, Turkey — A three-year-old girl was pulled from rubble on  Tuesday, 91 hours after a powerful earthquake hit western Turkey, o ...
Iraq’s ancient ‘palm climbers’ struggle for survival
Nov 02, 2020
JALIHA, Iraq — Under the autumn Iraqi sun, Abbas Abbud expertly scrambles up the ragged trunk of the palm tree. His mission? ...
Two children rescued days after deadly Turkey quake
Nov 02, 2020
BAYRAKLI, Turkey — Rescuers pulled two children from the rubble in a town in Turkey on Monday, delivering hope nearly three days after a maj ...
Algerians back constitutional reforms in record low turnout
Nov 02, 2020
ALGIERS — Algerians approved a revised version of their country’s constitution with two thirds of votes cast, the electoral commission said ...
Quake death toll rises to 58 in Turkey
Nov 02, 2020
BAYRAKLI, Turkey — Rescue workers were searching eight wrecked buildings in Izmir on Sunday amid dwindling hope for survivors as the death t ...
Algeria votes on constitution aimed at ending protest movement
Nov 02, 2020
ALGIERS — Polls opened in Algeria on Sunday for a vote on a revised constitution and the regime hopes it will neutralise a protest movement ...
Renowned Egyptian writer Ghitani dies at 70
Oct 18, 2015
Five killed in Saudi Shiite shooting claimed by Daesh
Oct 17, 2015
Iraqi forces push north in a bid to reshape battlefield
Oct 17, 2015
Iran trying to resolve Jason Rezaian's case — Zarif
Oct 17, 2015
Daesh pays recruiters $10,000 per person — UN
Oct 17, 2015
‘Saudi air strikes mistakenly kill 20 troops in Yemen’
Oct 17, 2015
Three soldiers, 28 Kurdish militants killed in Turkish southeast
Oct 17, 2015
US House Benghazi panel grills Clinton aide for 6 hours
Oct 17, 2015
‘UN’s Blue Helmets to protect world’s heritage from Daesh’
Oct 17, 2015
UN hopes for new Yemen peace talks ‘within weeks’
Oct 15, 2015
Egypt acquits Al Qaeda chief's brother, orders new probe
Oct 15, 2015
‘10 more arrested over Ankara attack’
Oct 15, 2015
Syrian rebels fortify front line with anti-tank missiles
Oct 13, 2015
Drama therapy breaks new ground for Iraq’s teenage girls
Oct 13, 2015
Putin slams US on Syria, says partners have 'mush for brains'
Oct 13, 2015
Saudi Arabia sees no future for Bashar in Syria — Jubeir
Oct 13, 2015
US air drops ammunition to Syria rebels
Oct 12, 2015
Tunisian street vendor dies after setting self on fire
Oct 12, 2015
UAE detention of Iranian teachers prompts diplomatic row
Oct 12, 2015
Yemen PM, president in Saudi Arabia to discuss differences — official
Oct 12, 2015
Daesh figures killed in air strike; Baghdadi not believed among them
Oct 11, 2015
Syria opposition to boycott UN talks, cites Russia strikes
Oct 11, 2015

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