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Sudan’s ex-president Bashir’s corruption trial to seek bail

Sudan’s ex-president Bashir’s corruption trial to seek bail

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The lawyer for Sudan’s ex-president Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Saturday that he will request that Bashir…
Israeli teen dies of wounds in West Bank attack, 2 wounded

Israeli teen dies of wounds in West Bank attack, 2 wounded

JERUSALEM (AP) — An explosion Friday near a West Bank settlement that Israel said was a Palestinian attack killed a…
Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years

Syrian army takes towns in northwest that rebels held for years

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops on Friday reclaimed a cluster of towns they had lost early in the eight-year-old war,…
Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis

Erdogan tells Putin that Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday that Syrian army attacks in northwest Syria…
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking data

Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking data

ATHENS (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran has switched destination and…
Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor

Damascus forces surround Turkish army post: monitor

Syrian government forces surrounded a Turkish military observation post in the northwest on Friday after overrunning neighbouring towns, upping the…
Yemeni government forces rout separatists from southern city

Yemeni government forces rout separatists from southern city

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have taken full control of a key southern city…
Five people killed in stampede at Algiers rap concert

Five people killed in stampede at Algiers rap concert

ALGIERS (Reuters) – At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian…
Algeria court detains former justice minister over alleged corruption

Algeria court detains former justice minister over alleged corruption

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday placed former justice minister Tayeb Louh in custody over alleged corruption under…
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra

From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military…
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