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Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal

Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last…
Iran announces locally made ballistic and cruise missiles amid US tensions

Iran announces locally made ballistic and cruise missiles amid US tensions

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran displayed a surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Thursday that Defense Minister Amir Hatami said had a range…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank, military says he was planning attack

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank, military says he was planning attack

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers fired at Palestinians who were to believed to be preparing to attack Israeli cars in…
Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran

Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran in a…
Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen

Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen

For five decades, Yassin Abdel-Wareth was one of a handful of epidemiologists in Yemen, traveling across the impoverished country to…
UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine

UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior UN official warned Tuesday that war-torn Yemen is sliding toward famine as the coronavirus…
Lebanese lawyer files complaint against leaders over blast

Lebanese lawyer files complaint against leaders over blast

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese lawyer filed a legal complaint on Wednesday against the country’s president and prime minister for…
Sudan fires spokesman after comments on peace with Israel

Sudan fires spokesman after comments on peace with Israel

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Wednesday fired the spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry, a day after he remarked that…
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus

Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran surpassed 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the health ministry said — the…
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast

Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast

AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon…
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