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Tunisia’s new government wins parliamentary approval, eyes austerity

Tunisia’s new government wins parliamentary approval, eyes austerity

Tunisia's new government won a confidence vote late on Friday after the Prime Minister Youssef Chahed warned in Parliament an…
US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel

US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel

A US Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian fast-attack craft that approached two US ships, a Pentagon spokesman…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian who ran toward them, army says

Israeli troops kill Palestinian who ran toward them, army says

Israeli soldiers on Friday shot and killed an apparently unarmed Palestinian who ran toward their position in a Palestinian village…
Iraqi defense minister sacked as Mosul battle looms

Iraqi defense minister sacked as Mosul battle looms

Iraq's parliament impeached Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi on Thursday over corruption allegations, removing him from office as the army gears…
Kerry calls for unity government in Yemen to end war

Kerry calls for unity government in Yemen to end war

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he had agreed in talks with Gulf Arab states and the…
Turkey fires on US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive

Turkey fires on US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria offensive

Turkish troops fired on U.S.-backed Kurdish militia fighters in northern Syria on Thursday, highlighting the complications of an incursion meant…
Egyptians in Saudi detention center leak videos, demand release

Egyptians in Saudi detention center leak videos, demand release

Egyptian citizens detained on in Al-Shumaisi Deportation Complex in Saudi Arabia — mostly on charges related to visas and labor-law…
More Turkish tanks enter Syria in push against Islamic State, Kurdish militia

More Turkish tanks enter Syria in push against Islamic State, Kurdish militia

At least nine more Turkish tanks entered northern Syria on Thursday as part of an operation aimed at driving Islamic…
Iran vessels make ‘high speed intercept’ of US ship: US official

Iran vessels make ‘high speed intercept’ of US ship: US official

Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels "harassed" a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz,…
Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of aggression in Syria

Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of aggression in Syria

Syrian Kurdish officials attacked Turkey's military intervention in Syria as "a blatant aggression" and warned that Ankara was entering a…
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