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Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency

Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun discussed on Monday the “Israeli assault on the southern suburbs of Beirut” with…
Backstory: Interviewing your cell-mates in Sudan

Backstory: Interviewing your cell-mates in Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At the height of the mass protests against Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Reuters reporter Khalid Abdelaziz…
Sudan’s sovereign council declares state of emergency in Port Sudan

Sudan’s sovereign council declares state of emergency in Port Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s newly-created sovereign council formally declared a state of emergency in the city of Port Sudan on…
Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats

Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military on Monday to cut fuel transfers to Gaza in…
Iraq Shi’ite militia blame Israel for deadly air raid near Syria border

Iraq Shi’ite militia blame Israel for deadly air raid near Syria border

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitary groups blamed Israel on Sunday for raids by unmanned aircraft which they said killed…
Israeli air strikes hit Palestinian military position in Lebanon: reports, security source

Israeli air strikes hit Palestinian military position in Lebanon: reports, security source

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes hit a military position belonging to a Palestinian group in Lebanon, near the Syrian…
Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by ‘flash crash’

Turkish lira slides on trade war unease, hit by ‘flash crash’

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish lira weakened more than 1% against the dollar on Monday, after briefly tumbling to 6.47…
Saudi-led coalition moves to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off

Saudi-led coalition moves to stabilize south Yemen as allies face off

ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen moved on Monday to work out a ceasefire…
Israel says air strike in Syria sent ‘no immunity’ message to Iran

Israel says air strike in Syria sent ‘no immunity’ message to Iran

JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday an air strike against an arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in Syria that…
Yemen will face severe aid cuts without new funds soon, warns UN

Yemen will face severe aid cuts without new funds soon, warns UN

The United Nations is “desperate” for funds in Yemen and will be forced to shutter 22 aid programs within the…
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