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Saudi swapping assets for freedom of some held in anti-corruption purge: sources

Saudi swapping assets for freedom of some held in anti-corruption purge: sources

Saudi authorities are striking agreements with some of those detained in an anti-corruption crackdown, asking them to hand over assets…
Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak

Red Cross: 1 million Yemenis at risk of cholera outbreak

An international aid group says 1 million people in three Yemeni cities are at risk of a renewed cholera outbreak…
Iran accuses France of threatening regional stability

Iran accuses France of threatening regional stability

Iran accused France of fueling tension in the Middle East by taking a “biased” stance on Tehran’s regional policy, state…
Iraqi forces successfully retake last IS-held town in country

Iraqi forces successfully retake last IS-held town in country

The Iraqi army retook the last town in the country still held by the Islamic State group on Friday as…
Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town

Iraqi forces push into the country’s last IS-held town

Iraq’s Defense Ministry says Iraqi forces backed by the US-led coalition have pushed into the last Islamic State group-held town…
Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria

Russia blocks US chemical weapons probe on Syria

Russia has blocked a US-drafted resolution to renew a mandate of the body investigating the use of chemical weapons in…
Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker

Britain says no link between £400 million debt to Iran and jailed worker

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Thursday there was no link between a 400 million pound ($528 million)…
Saudi Arabia says Hariri ‘free to leave’

Saudi Arabia says Hariri ‘free to leave’

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is free to leave Saudi Arabia “when he pleases”, the kingdom said Thursday, rejecting accusations…
French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa

French military say coalition opposed IS withdrawal from Raqqa

France’s military said on Thursday the coalition battling Islamic State in Syria had opposed a deal allowing fighters of the…
Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen

Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen

An international aid group says an estimated 130 children or more die every day in war-torn Yemen from extreme hunger…
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