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EU working 'extremely hard' to revive Iran deal
Feb 02, 2021
BRUSSELS — The European Union is pressing new US President Joe Biden's administration to lift sanctions imposed on Tehran, as Brussels works ...
Key vote on Libya transitional gov’t goes to second round
Feb 02, 2021
TRIPOLI — Libyan delegates at UN-backed talks held the first round of voting on Tuesday for a three-member presidency council, part of a new ...
Heavy clashes at Turkey student protests
Feb 02, 2021
ISTANBUL — Turkish police fired tear gas on Tuesday and chased people down narrow Istanbul streets as weeks of student protests against Pres ...
Lebanon’s Hizbollah says downed Israeli drone
Feb 02, 2021
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hizbollah movement said it downed an Israeli drone on Monday after it flew over the UN-demarcated Blue Line b ...
Erdogan hints at new Turkish constitution
Feb 02, 2021
ANKARA — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it may be time for Turkey to adopt a new constitution, feeding speculation that he co ...
Kosovo establishes Israel ties, to open embassy in Jerusalem
Feb 02, 2021
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel and Kosovo established diplomatic ties on Monday, with the Muslim-majority territory recognising Jerusalem as th ...
Libyan election vow must be honoured 'at all costs' — UN
Feb 02, 2021
GENEVA — Libyan delegates gathered in Geneva on Monday to choose new temporary leaders for the war-scarred country, with the UN stressing th ...
Israel says to send 5,000 vaccine doses to Palestinians
Feb 01, 2021
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel's defence ministry said Sunday that it would send 5,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to the Palestinian Authority t ...
One killed in northeast Syria pro-government protest
Feb 01, 2021
BEIRUT — Kurdish security forces opened fire on pro-government protesters in northeast Syria on Sunday, killing one person and wounding seve ...
Lebanese security forces and protesters clash in Tripoli
Jan 31, 2021
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Clashes broke out on Sunday in the impoverished Lebanese city of Tripoli, the latest violence between security forces and ...
‘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
Kuwait meet aims to raise billions in aid for Syria
Mar 16, 2015
Bahrain seizes bomb-making equipment aboard bus from Iraq — agency
Mar 16, 2015

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