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No shellfire or bullets, but war still intrudes on tiny Syrian island

No shellfire or bullets, but war still intrudes on tiny Syrian island

ARWAD, Syria (Reuters) – In the years before Syria’s war the boatmakers of Arwad used to sell their wooden vessels…
Jordan summons Israeli envoy over Jerusalem ‘violations’

Jordan summons Israeli envoy over Jerusalem ‘violations’

Jordan summoned the Israeli ambassador in Amman, Amir Weissbrod, on Sunday following “Israeli violations” last week at the Jerusalem site…
Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed

Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed

Sudan’s deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in court Monday in Khartoum for…
Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack

Afghanistan vows to crush Islamic State havens after attack

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s president on Monday vowed to “eliminate” all safe havens of the Islamic State group as…
Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

The Iranian oil tanker at the center of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory…
Grace 1 tanker raises Iranian flag, changes name to ‘Adrian Darya-1’

Grace 1 tanker raises Iranian flag, changes name to ‘Adrian Darya-1’

GIBRALTAR (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West has raised an Iranian flag…
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves

Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves

HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – Before Yemen’s war broke out four years ago Ali Muhammad used to cross the border…
Islamic State claims Afghan wedding suicide blast that killed 63

Islamic State claims Afghan wedding suicide blast that killed 63

KABUL (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide blast at a wedding reception…
Airstrikes on Syrian rebel stronghold kill family of 7

Airstrikes on Syrian rebel stronghold kill family of 7

BEIRUT (AP) — Government and Russian airstrikes pounded the southern edge of a rebel stronghold in Syria’s northwest on Saturday,…
Israeli military fires on militants at Gaza border, Palestinians say three killed

Israeli military fires on militants at Gaza border, Palestinians say three killed

JERUSALEM/GAZA – Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian gunmen as they tried to cross the Gaza border,…
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