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Iran executes man convicted of spying for CIA, Mossad
Jul 20, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran on Monday executed a former translator convicted of spying for the US and Israel, including helping to locate a top Iranian ge ...
Iran halts execution of 3 convicted over November protests
Jul 19, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran has halted the executions of three young men linked to deadly November protests, sentences which had sparked widespread outrag ...
Syrians vote for new parliament amid war, economic turmoil
Jul 19, 2020
DAMASCUS — Syrians voted Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling e ...
Turkey's Erdogan visits Hagia Sofia after reconversion to mosque
Jul 19, 2020
ISTANBUL  — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Hagia Sofia on Sunday just days before the first Muslim pra ...
Rare daytime rocket attack hits Baghdad as Iran FM visits
Jul 19, 2020
BAGHDAD — A rare daytime rocket attack hit Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday, security sources said, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad ...
Iraqi PM to visit S.Arabia, Iran in diplomatic balancing act
Jul 19, 2020
BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhemi will travel to Saudi Arabia and Iran back-to-back next week, carefully balancing ties to r ...
Rouhani says 35 million Iranians face virus infection
Jul 18, 2020
TEHRAN — President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 35 million Iranians may contract the coronavirus, as the country still did not have ...
Jailed ex-minister dies of coronavirus
Jul 18, 2020
ALGIERS — A former Algerian Cabinet minister detained in a corruption case has died from the COVID-19 illness, his brother said on Saturday. ...
Black Yemenis remain in shadows, far from global protests
Jul 16, 2020
ADEN (Yemen) — At a time when the Black Lives Matter movement is reshaping societies, black Yemenis have scant hope for an end to centuries ...
Dubai holds first 'real life' conference after shutdown
Jul 16, 2020
DUBAI — "Don't touch the screen!" warned an organiser as participants attempted to print their badges, via barcodes sent to their phones, at ...
Egypt using sex attacks to crush opposition — rights group
May 19, 2015
Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen resume after truce expires
May 18, 2015
Daesh takes gas fields after Palmyra civilian deaths — monitor
May 18, 2015
Historic bathhouse offers respite from Gaza’s hardships
May 18, 2015
400 Europe-bound migrants held in Libya dawn raid
May 17, 2015
‘Iraqi city Ramadi falls to Daesh group’
May 17, 2015
Daesh recruits as Tunisia grapples with freedoms
May 17, 2015
Daesh takes Ramadi as Iraqi forces pull out
May 17, 2015
Netanyahu over the line but faces testing fourth term
May 16, 2015
US says Daesh chief of oil operations killed in US raid in Syria
May 16, 2015
Iran’s leader vows to protect ‘oppressed’ people in the region
May 16, 2015
Eyeing end to sanctions, Iran steps up Cannes presence
May 16, 2015
Shelling kills eight children in Libya’s Benghazi — UN
May 16, 2015
UN urges respect for Yemen’s fragile ceasefire
May 14, 2015
Daesh at gates of Syria’s Palmyra, raising fears for ancient city
May 14, 2015
US ‘open to giving GCC major non-NATO status’
May 14, 2015
Iran’s support to Syria ‘firm and eternal’ — official
May 14, 2015
Hamas says Daesh has no foothold in Gaza Strip
May 14, 2015
Iran navy fires shots at tanker as tensions rise in Gulf
May 14, 2015
Al Qaeda seen assuming policing role in eastern Yemen
May 14, 2015
Obama meets Saudi princes after King Salman sent regrets
May 14, 2015
Iran complains to UN of foiled Yemen aid as ship stand-off looms
May 13, 2015

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