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Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London

Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London

  British academic Matthew Hedges returned to London on Tuesday, his family said, a day after the UAE pardoned his…
Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack

Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack

  The head of the OPCW says the watchdog agency is mulling a mission to Syria to probe an alleged…
Shipping companies shun Yemen’s Hodeidah port due to insecurity: UN

Shipping companies shun Yemen’s Hodeidah port due to insecurity: UN

  GENEVA (Reuters) – Operations at Yemen’s lifeline port of Hodeidah have nearly halved in two weeks, as high levels…
US lawmakers’ concern on Saudi Arabia prompts Pompeo, Mattis briefing

US lawmakers’ concern on Saudi Arabia prompts Pompeo, Mattis briefing

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will brief the US Senate…
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid

Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon has accepted a Russian aid offer comprising millions of bullets that will be given to…
Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants

Libyan coast guard rescues 113 Europe-bound migrants

  CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has rescued 113 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, off the…
Israeli minister says he’s invited to 2019 conference in Bahrain

Israeli minister says he’s invited to 2019 conference in Bahrain

  (Reuters) – An Israeli cabinet minister said on Monday he had been invited to attend a conference next year…
Four Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in central Istanbul: governor

Four Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash in central Istanbul: governor

  ANKARA (Reuters) – Four Turkish soldiers were killed and another was wounded on Monday after a military helicopter crashed…
UAE pardons British academic sentenced to life for spying

UAE pardons British academic sentenced to life for spying

  ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned a British academic jailed for life on spying…
Iran earthquake injures more than 700

Iran earthquake injures more than 700

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said no effort should be spared to help victims of a 6.3 magnitude…
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