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Sudan protest leaders halt talks with military

Sudan protest leaders halt talks with military

Sudanese protest leaders Sunday suspended talks with military rulers, after the army failed to meet their demand for an immediate…
Bahrain king restores 550 citizens’ nationality

Bahrain king restores 550 citizens’ nationality

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Sunday ordered that 551 convicts have their nationality reinstated. The Gulf Arab…
Iran replaces head of Revolutionary Guard

Iran replaces head of Revolutionary Guard

Iran’s supreme leader replaced the long-serving chief commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard, state media reported on Sunday. Brigadier General…
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil

AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that…
A month after IS ‘caliphate’ defeated, challenges aplenty

A month after IS ‘caliphate’ defeated, challenges aplenty

Sleeper cells, prisons teeming with jihadists, camps crammed with their wives and children — perils abound in Syria, nearly a…
Haftar forces press offensive on Libyan capital

Haftar forces press offensive on Libyan capital

Forces backing Libya’s unity government battled to push back an offensive by strongman Khalifa Haftar on Sunday as his troops…
Pakistan blames Iran-based separatists for deadly Baluchistan attack

Pakistan blames Iran-based separatists for deadly Baluchistan attack

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told reporters on Saturday that “terrorist outfits” that carried out a deadly attack against…
Libya: ‘New phase’ in fight for Tripoli

Libya: ‘New phase’ in fight for Tripoli

Fresh clashes broke out in the Libyan capital’s southern districts on Saturday as the years long conflict between the country’s rival…
Rafah border opens for Gazan Umrah pilgrims

Rafah border opens for Gazan Umrah pilgrims

Egyptian authorities will reopen the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza strip on Sunday in one direction for the…
Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE

Turkey arrests 2 people suspected of spying for UAE

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested two men on charges of spying for the United Arab…
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