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Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials

Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Gaza border: officials

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Palestinian officials…
Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap

Saudi Arabia: The crown prince and the generation gap

Since King Salman ascended Saudi Arabia’s throne in 2015, his son and heir apparent Mohammad bin Salman has been nothing…
Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion

Bahrain arrests 116 on charges of terrorism, Iran collusion

Bahrain authorities have busted a network “formed and supported by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,” the official BNA agency reported on…
Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks

Iranian official calls on West to scrap nuclear arms before any missile talks

Iran will not negotiate over its ballistic missiles until the United States and Europe dismantle nuclear weapons and long-range missiles,…
Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta

Regime forces advance in Syria’s battered Ghouta

Government forces seized territory inside Syria’s rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in…
Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote

Iraqi parliament approves budget, Kurdish lawmakers boycott vote

Iraq’s parliament approved a long-delayed budget on Saturday, the first since declaring victory over Islamic State after three years of…
Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor

Turkish warplanes hit pro-Syrian government forces in Afrin, kill 36: monitor

Turkish warplanes struck pro-Syrian government forces in the northwestern Afrin region of Syria on Saturday, killing at least 36 of…
UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta

UN points to likely war crimes in Syria’s Ghouta

Syrian government air strikes on the besieged Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta and shelling from the rebel-held zone into Damascus…
Dubai tests autonomous pods in drive for smart city

Dubai tests autonomous pods in drive for smart city

Dubai has begun testing autonomous pods in a trial run the Gulf’s trade and tourism hub hopes will help its…
Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance: commander, monitor

Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance: commander, monitor

Syrian government forces aim to advance into the eastern Ghouta region one“bite” at a time, a pro-government commander said on…
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