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Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to five years in jail
May 16, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran sentenced French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges on Saturday, her lawyer ...
Fear of virus grows in Yemen's squalid camps
May 14, 2020
ADEN — In a desolate camp for Yemenis displaced by war, Nasima Ahmed wonders how she and her four children can possibly protect themselves a ...
9.3 m people food insecure in war-torn Syria
May 14, 2020
BEIRUT — A record 9.3 million people are now food insecure in Syria as spiralling prices and the coronavirus pandemic compound the damage of ...
Sudan rejects Ethiopia's proposal to fill mega-dam
May 14, 2020
KHARTOUM — Sudan on Tuesday rejected an Ethiopian proposal to sign an initial agreement greenlighting the filling of a controversial mega-da ...
In virus-hit Iraq, shrine visits go virtual
May 14, 2020
BAGHDAD — Every year, Maher Al Rubaye would marvel at the gold-leaf walls of Iraq's Imam Ali mausoleum. ...
Iran warns of virus cluster spread, says 71 more dead
May 14, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran warned of a possible coronavirus cluster hitting another province on Thursday as it announced 71 new deaths and more than 1,80 ...
Bahrain's Ramadan drummer goes viral with coronavirus message
May 14, 2020
MANAMA — The tradition of musaharati -- Ramadan drummers who awaken the faithful for their pre-dawn meal -- may be dying out across the Musl ...
Pompeo in Israel for West Bank annexation talks amid new bloodshed
May 13, 2020
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Israel on Wednesday for talks with leaders on plans to annex swathes of the o ...
Sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco trapped by virus and poverty
May 13, 2020
RABAT — Deprived of work and access to aid, thousands of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa living in Morocco are struggling to make ends meet ...
Virus-hit Iran reopens mosques for holy Ramadan nights
May 13, 2020
TEHRAN — In spite of their fears over the coronavirus, hundreds of pious Iranians took advantage of the temporary opening of mosques on Wedn ...
Turkey detains spy for helping British girls join Daesh
Mar 12, 2015
50 dead in battle in Assad home province — Syria monitor
Mar 12, 2015
Protesting airport guards stop Libyan PM boarding plane
Mar 12, 2015
Egypt’s Salafist Nour Party says it is committed to running in election
Mar 12, 2015
Palestinian activist sentenced to 18 months for US immigration fraud
Mar 12, 2015
Congress cannot modify any Iran-US nuclear agreement — Kerry
Mar 11, 2015
Iraqi forces push into Tikrit; bombers hit Ramadi
Mar 11, 2015
Iran parliament speaker in Qatar tries to allay Arab concern
Mar 11, 2015
Worry over what follows swift Iraq win in Tikrit — top US general
Mar 11, 2015
Syrian magnate denies buying Daesh oil
Mar 10, 2015
Lawmakers’ letter has sapped trust in US — Iran
Mar 10, 2015
Libya oil-field attack is blow to UN peace talks
Mar 10, 2015
US Republicans warn Iran against nuclear deal with Obama
Mar 09, 2015
Daesh infighting in Syria kills 9 — monitor
Mar 09, 2015
Riyadh to host Yemen talks at President Hadi’s request
Mar 09, 2015
Gaza war probe requests delay after chief’s resignation
Mar 09, 2015
Philippines says 4 citizens among 9 foreigners abducted in Libya
Mar 09, 2015
Roadside bomb kills 3 soldiers in Egypt’s Sinai
Mar 09, 2015
Lawyer says no proof ‘Jihadi John’ is his client’s son
Mar 09, 2015
Activists reflect on Syria’s spiral from protests to horror
Mar 09, 2015
Canada and Kurds disagree over soldier’s death in Iraq
Mar 08, 2015
Escalating air war on Daesh not the answer — US general
Mar 08, 2015

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