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Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics

Hajj pilgrimage entangled in web of Saudi politics

More than 1.7 million Muslims from around the world have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the start of the annual…
Pakistani police fire tear gas to disperse anti-US crowd

Pakistani police fire tear gas to disperse anti-US crowd

Pakistani police used tear gas and batons Sunday to disperse anti-US protesters in the southern port city of Karachi, while…
Iranian state TV: Light, 4.9 magnitude quake injures 10

Iranian state TV: Light, 4.9 magnitude quake injures 10

Iranian state TV is reporting that a light, 4.9 magnitude earthquake has injured 10 people in northern Iran. The report…
UN Chief on 3-day visit to Israel, Palestinian territories

UN Chief on 3-day visit to Israel, Palestinian territories

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories to discuss ways to revive the peace process. Spokesman…
Iraq: Car bombing at busy Baghdad market kills 9 people

Iraq: Car bombing at busy Baghdad market kills 9 people

A car bomb ripped through a busy market area in eastern Baghdad on Monday morning, killing at least nine people,…
The Latest: Official says 10 killed in Afghan car bombing

The Latest: Official says 10 killed in Afghan car bombing

A local official says 10 people, both military and civilian, have been killed after a suicide car bomber attacked an…
Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death

Iran sentences New Age-style Shia Islam founder to death

An attorney for the founder of a mystical, New Age version of Shia Islam says an Iranian court has sentenced…
Saudi coalition: ‘Technical mistake’ in deadly Yemen strike

Saudi coalition: ‘Technical mistake’ in deadly Yemen strike

The Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen says an airstrike that killed at least 14 civilians, including eight members of…
IS claims Brussels knife attacker is one of their own

IS claims Brussels knife attacker is one of their own

The Islamic State news agency Aamaq has claimed the Brussels attacker who assaulted three soldiers with a knife as an…
New law needed to allow torture victims to sue Afghan government: activists

New law needed to allow torture victims to sue Afghan government: activists

Human rights activists are urging Afganistan’s President Ashraf Ghani to expand anti-torture laws enacted months ago to allow victims abused…
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