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Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq

Islamic State strikes from shadows in vulnerable Syria, Iraq

BEIRUT (AP) — With a spectacular jail break in Syria and a deadly attack on an army barracks in Iraq,…
Ethiopian prime minister in UAE as Tigray war rages on

Ethiopian prime minister in UAE as Tigray war rages on

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has traveled to the United Arab Emirates on a…
Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says

Lebanon will not ‘hand over’ Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, minister says

BEIRUT, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s foreign minister said he was not going “to hand over” Hezbollah’s weapons during a…
Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help

Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is…
Syrian fighters set deadline for IS gunmen to surrender

Syrian fighters set deadline for IS gunmen to surrender

BEIRUT (AP) — US-backed Kurdish-led fighters searched Friday near a Syrian prison for Islamic State group militants and gave an…
Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes

Iraqi army: Rockets hit Baghdad airport, damage two planes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Six rockets struck Baghdad’s international airport facility on Friday, damaging two commercial planes but causing no casualties,…
Turkey’s Erdogan replaces justice minister, stats institute head

Turkey’s Erdogan replaces justice minister, stats institute head

ISTANBUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named Bekir Bozdag, a member of his ruling AK Party, as…
Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs

Chinese soft power in Iraq: Speak the language, get jobs

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would…
Group warns of potential catastrophe on old tanker off Yemen

Group warns of potential catastrophe on old tanker off Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — A leading environmental group warned Thursday of a potential major oil leak or explosion on an aging…
Iran state TV shows dissidents’ images after apparent hack

Iran state TV shows dissidents’ images after apparent hack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Multiple channels of Iran’s state television broadcast images on Thursday showing the leaders of…
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