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Israel bans cameras at Arab polling stations in next vote

Israel bans cameras at Arab polling stations in next vote

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s elections committee has ruled against a plan by the prime minister’s party to have cameras at…
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes

Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has retrieved at least five bodies from a boat carrying dozens of…
Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon

Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli drones bombed a Palestinian base in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria early Monday, the…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child

Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child

BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at…
Macron tries to arrange a Trump meeting with Iranian leader

Macron tries to arrange a Trump meeting with Iranian leader

BIARRITZ, France (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday there’s a “really good chance” he could meet with Iran’s…
The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran

The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between Iran and the West (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Israel’s…
Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy

Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy

CAIRO (AP) — For the first time in three decades, Sudan has charted a path out of military rule following…
Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk

Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president back-pedaled Tuesday on possible talks with Donald Trump, saying the U.S. president must first…
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…
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