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Turkish court sentences former pro-Kurdish MP to 22 years in jail

Turkish court sentences former pro-Kurdish MP to 22 years in jail

ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Monday sentenced a former pro-Kurdish lawmaker who was stripped of her parliamentary status…
Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement

Israeli woman found dead near West Bank settlement

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police were investigating on Monday after an Israeli woman was found dead in a forest near…
Germany brings home ‘Islamic State’ brides, children from Syrian camps

Germany brings home ‘Islamic State’ brides, children from Syrian camps

Humanitarian reasons have been cited for flying home several ‘IS’ brides and children from internment in Syria. At the height…
An Israeli cowboy hopes cattle-herding drones will modernize the livestock industry

An Israeli cowboy hopes cattle-herding drones will modernize the livestock industry

Move over John Wayne, there’s a new sheriff in town. Noam Azran, a cowboy from Israel, says his autonomous technology…
UAE top diplomat acknowledges visa restrictions on Pakistan

UAE top diplomat acknowledges visa restrictions on Pakistan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat has publicly acknowledged a so-far unexplained ban on…
Report: gov’t spyware targets phones of Al-Jazeera reporters

Report: gov’t spyware targets phones of Al-Jazeera reporters

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of journalists at Al-Jazeera, the Qatari state-owned media company, have been targeted by…
Iraqi army: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad

Iraqi army: 8 rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) — Eight rockets targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone late Sunday, Iraq’s military and…
Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA

Saudi Arabia suspends international flights and land and sea entry for a week – SPA

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia suspended late on Sunday all international commercial flights for a renewable week except for the…
Dubai’s troubled theme park operator to go private

Dubai’s troubled theme park operator to go private

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The owner of Dubai’s struggling theme park operator is planning to sell itself to…
Kuwait’s key reformer, son of late emir, dies at 72

Kuwait’s key reformer, son of late emir, dies at 72

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Sabah, the eldest son of the late emir, who…
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