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Israel dismantles metal detectors from key Jerusalem shrine

Israel dismantles metal detectors from key Jerusalem shrine

Israel began Tuesday to dismantle metal detectors it installed a week earlier at a contested Jerusalem shrine, hoping to defuse…
German ‘IS Bride’ could face death penalty in Iraq

German ‘IS Bride’ could face death penalty in Iraq

Linda W., the 16-year-old German girl who ran away from her home near Dresden to join the so-called “Islamic State”…
Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing

Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing

Update: Pakistani police say the death toll has risen to 22 in suicide bombing attack in eastern city of Lahore.…
New al-Shabab video calls Trump ‘brainless-billionaire’

New al-Shabab video calls Trump ‘brainless-billionaire’

The Somalia-based al-Shabab is mocking President Donald Trump in a new video that calls him a “brainless billionaire” as his…
France bringing top Libyan rivals together in new initiative

France bringing top Libyan rivals together in new initiative

French President Emmanuel Macron will host a meeting of the two main rival leaders of chaotic Libya, his office said…
Meeting on latest Israeli-Palestinian escalations postponed to Thursday: Arab League

Meeting on latest Israeli-Palestinian escalations postponed to Thursday: Arab League

The Arab League postponed its “urgent meeting” of foreign ministers to discuss the ongoing clashes in Palestine from Wednesday to…
Turkish journalists go on trial accused of waging ‘asymmetric war’

Turkish journalists go on trial accused of waging ‘asymmetric war’

Seventeen employees of a Turkish opposition newspaper went on trial on Monday accused of supporting a terrorist group, a case…
Qatari emir amends laws to bolster fight against terrorism

Qatari emir amends laws to bolster fight against terrorism

Qatar’s ruler has amended the country’s anti-terrorism laws in a royal decree issued on Thursday, state news agency QNA reported,…
Taliban suicide car bomber kills dozens in Afghan capital

Taliban suicide car bomber kills dozens in Afghan capital

A Taliban suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in the western part of Kabul on Monday, killing up to 35…
Israel Embassy shooting in Jordan complicates shrine crisis

Israel Embassy shooting in Jordan complicates shrine crisis

A deadly shooting at Israel’s Embassy in Jordan further complicated Israeli government efforts on Monday to find a way out…
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