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Earthquake hits Iraq-Iran border, leaves scores dead, hundreds injured

Earthquake hits Iraq-Iran border, leaves scores dead, hundreds injured

At least 207 people have died and more than 1,700 were injured in Iran after an earthquake shook the border region between…
Grave of 400 IS victims found in Iraq

Grave of 400 IS victims found in Iraq

A mass grave containing the remains of at least 400 suspected victims of “Islamic State” (IS) terrorists was discovered in Iraq on…
Turkey has completed purchase of Russian missile defense: defense minister

Turkey has completed purchase of Russian missile defense: defense minister

Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles has been completed but Ankara is discussing a further deal with a European…
Israel signals free hand in Syria as US, Russia expand truce

Israel signals free hand in Syria as US, Russia expand truce

Israel signaled on Sunday that it would keep up military strikes across its frontier with Syria to prevent any encroachment…
How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon’s Hariri

How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon’s Hariri

From the moment Saad al-Hariri’s plane touched down in Saudi Arabia on Friday Nov. 3, he was in for a…
Dubai Air Show opens with Emirates $15.1B Boeing buy

Dubai Air Show opens with Emirates $15.1B Boeing buy

The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Sunday with hometown long-haul carrier Emirates making a $15.1 billion buy of Boeing 787-10…
IS recaptures last Syrian urban bastion in fierce fightback

IS recaptures last Syrian urban bastion in fierce fightback

The Islamic State group recaptured Albu Kamal in eastern Syria on Saturday after a fierce fightback to save the last…
Yemen says Saudi-led coalition to allow commercial flights

Yemen says Saudi-led coalition to allow commercial flights

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against Yemen’s Houthi movement will allow the resumption of international commercial flights to the country,…
Bahrain calls pipeline blast ‘terrorism’ linked to Iran

Bahrain calls pipeline blast ‘terrorism’ linked to Iran

Bahrain said an explosion which caused a fire at its main oil pipeline on Friday was caused by “terrorist” sabotage,…
Lebanese president says PM Hariri has been ‘kidnapped’: official

Lebanese president says PM Hariri has been ‘kidnapped’: official

Lebanon’s president has told foreign ambassadors that the country’s prime minister Saad al-Hariri, who resigned suddenly last week in Saudi…
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