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Exclusive: India readies Saudi oil import cut as stand-off escalates – sources

Exclusive: India readies Saudi oil import cut as stand-off escalates – sources

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian state refiners are planning to cut oil imports from Saudi Arabia by about a quarter…
Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cafes across several Gulf Arab states started selling coffee and other cold drinks in…
Greece, Turkey hold talks on maritime dispute in Athens

Greece, Turkey hold talks on maritime dispute in Athens

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey held more exploratory talks in Athens on Tuesday, agreeing to talk again after more…
War in Yemen is ‘back in full force,’ says UN mediator

War in Yemen is ‘back in full force,’ says UN mediator

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The war in Yemen is “back in full force,” the United Nations mediator told the Security…
Yemeni protesters storm palace with cabinet members inside

Yemeni protesters storm palace with cabinet members inside

DUBAI (Reuters) – Dozens of Yemeni protesters stormed a presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden on Tuesday…
Israeli experts announce discovery of new Dead Sea scrolls

Israeli experts announce discovery of new Dead Sea scrolls

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists on Tuesday announced the discovery of dozens of new Dead Sea Scroll fragments bearing a…
Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters

Jordan uses tear gas to clamp down on anti-lockdown protesters

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan used tear gas on Monday to suppress protests against a curfew imposed to stem a severe…
Gunmen ambush university bus in Afghanistan killing at least two

Gunmen ambush university bus in Afghanistan killing at least two

KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying university staff in northeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday killing the driver and a…
State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility

State TV: Iran inaugurates new underground missile facility

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday inaugurated a new underground facility designated for missile storage, the…
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law

Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to…
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