Pipeline blast in Iraq halts power station supply, output unaffected
Middle East

Pipeline blast in Iraq halts power station supply, output unaffected

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – A gas pipeline exploded near Basra in southern Iraq on Wednesday and halted supplies to a…
Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates
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Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday it had approved 26 candidates including two women for next month’s…
Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest
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Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels shot down a Syrian warplane in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province on Wednesday as Russian-backed…
Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin
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Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces on Wednesday closed in on a rebel-held town in Idlib that was bombed with…
Southern Yemeni separatists tell Saudi Arabia: evict Islah or lose the war
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Southern Yemeni separatists tell Saudi Arabia: evict Islah or lose the war

LONDON (Reuters) – Yemen’s southern separatists vowed on Wednesday to keep control over Aden, warning the only way out of…
‘Collaborators’ are undermining Britain’s Brexit bet, PM says
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‘Collaborators’ are undermining Britain’s Brexit bet, PM says

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday some British lawmakers hoping to block Brexit were engaged in…
Iran’s Rouhani says Gulf countries can protect region’s security
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Iran’s Rouhani says Gulf countries can protect region’s security

DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Iran and other Gulf states could protect the region’s security and…
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family
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Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family

RIYADH (Reuters) – Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has rejected a proposal to secure her release from prison…
Iran’s Khamenei backs Yemen’s Houthi movement, calls for dialogue
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Iran’s Khamenei backs Yemen’s Houthi movement, calls for dialogue

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei pledged on Tuesday Tehran’s continued support for Yemen’s Houthi movement and…
Muslim pilgrims pray in Mecca as haj winds down without incident
Middle East

Muslim pilgrims pray in Mecca as haj winds down without incident

MINA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Millions of haj pilgrims began heading back to Mecca for final prayers on Tuesday as…
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