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UN agency urges Israel to allow emergency fuel into Gaza

UN agency urges Israel to allow emergency fuel into Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.N. aid agency is calling on Israel to let emergency fuel into the Gaza Strip to…
Iranian lawmakers oust minister in victory for hard-liners

Iranian lawmakers oust minister in victory for hard-liners

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers have voted to sack President Hassan Rouhani’s labor minister, in a victory for hard-liners…
Israel sees Syrian army growing beyond pre-civil war size

Israel sees Syrian army growing beyond pre-civil war size

MEROM GOLAN, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Israel’s defence minister said on Tuesday that Syria was building up its ground forces…
Oil rises as U.S. sanctions on Iran stir supply worries

Oil rises as U.S. sanctions on Iran stir supply worries

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Tuesday after U.S. sanctions on Iranian goods went into effect, intensifying concerns…
Italian officer assumes command of UN force in Lebanon

Italian officer assumes command of UN force in Lebanon

NAQOURA, Lebanon (AP) — An Italian army officer has assumed the command of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon that’s…
New Trump sanctions on Iran take effect despite pleas from allies

New Trump sanctions on Iran take effect despite pleas from allies

BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday that firms doing business with Tehran would be barred from…
US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria

US-led coalition admits airstrikes killed 77 civilians in Raqqa, Syria

Washington (CNN) – After previously slamming a June report by Amnesty International, the US-led military coalition fighting ISIS is now…
Israeli strike kills two Hamas militants in Gaza

Israeli strike kills two Hamas militants in Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli tank fire killed two Hamas militants in Gaza on Tuesday in a strike the Israeli military…
Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State

Iraq jails French and German citizens for life for joining Islamic State

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday…
Lebanese central bank says pound stable, urges fiscal reform

Lebanese central bank says pound stable, urges fiscal reform

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s pound is stable and the central bank has the means to defend its stability, central bank…
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