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Blinken says Qatar to act as U.S. diplomatic representative in Afghanistan

Blinken says Qatar to act as U.S. diplomatic representative in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – The United States and Qatar signed an accord on Friday for Qatar to represent U.S.…
Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus

Turkey bans Syrians, Iraqis and Yemenis from flights to Belarus

ANKARA/WARSAW, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Turkey banned Syrian, Yemeni and Iraqi citizens from flights to Minsk on Friday, potentially closing…
Lebanese government in ‘fantasy land’ amid crisis, UN envoy says

Lebanese government in ‘fantasy land’ amid crisis, UN envoy says

BEIRUT, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Lebanese government officials have no sense of urgency and are not taking responsibility for an…
World leaders bolster troubled Libya ahead of key election

World leaders bolster troubled Libya ahead of key election

PARIS (AP) — France is hosting an international conference in Libya on Friday as the North African country heads into…
Gaza doctor seeks apology from Israel for daughters’ deaths

Gaza doctor seeks apology from Israel for daughters’ deaths

JERUSALEM (AP) — Izzeldin Abuelaish captured widespread sympathy in Israel when he lost three daughters and a niece in an…
Row with Gulf states could speed up Lebanon’s economic free fall

Row with Gulf states could speed up Lebanon’s economic free fall

Lebanon is at the center of a political spat in the Gulf region. Diplomatic tensions escalated on October 27 when…
Israeli leaders hole up in bunker during COVID-19 drill

Israeli leaders hole up in bunker during COVID-19 drill

JERUSALEM, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and senior aides holed up in a war bunker on…
Saudi-led coalition says troops redeploying in Yemen, not withdrawing

Saudi-led coalition says troops redeploying in Yemen, not withdrawing

DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen said on Wednesday its troops were…
Saudi Arabia denies playing climate saboteur at Glasgow

Saudi Arabia denies playing climate saboteur at Glasgow

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The tightest of smiles on his face and the fabric of his traditional thobe swirling about…
Phones of Palestinian NGO workers infected with Pegasus spyware, rights groups say

Phones of Palestinian NGO workers infected with Pegasus spyware, rights groups say

Phones belonging to six people working for Palestinian NGOs were hacked with Israeli technology firm NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, rights…
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