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Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions

Turkey to hold military exercise off Cyprus amid Mediterranean tensions

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off northwest Cyprus for the next two weeks, amid…
‘Fresh paint on crumbling building’: Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts

‘Fresh paint on crumbling building’: Lebanon bank clean-up raises doubts

LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bankers and analysts have voiced skepticism about attempts by Lebanon’s central bank to clean up the country’s…
Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests

Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s internationally recognized government suspended his powerful interior minister from his duties on Friday,…
Consultations to name new PM in Lebanon to begin on Monday

Consultations to name new PM in Lebanon to begin on Monday

BEIRUT (AP) — The office of Lebanon’s president said Friday that binding consultations with members of Parliament to designate a…
Virus lockdown brings new misery to long-suffering Gaza

Virus lockdown brings new misery to long-suffering Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Ahmed Eissa, a father of two living in the Gaza Strip, was already struggling…
Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital

Two dead in clashes south of Lebanese capital

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two people were killed and at least three wounded in clashes in a town south of Beirut,…
El Al to fly Israel’s first flight to UAE by commercial carrier

El Al to fly Israel’s first flight to UAE by commercial carrier

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – El Al Airlines will on Monday fly Israel’s first flight to the United Arab Emirates by…
Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan

Record floods cause deaths and widespread damage in Sudan

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Flood waters in Sudan have reached the highest levels on record, killing dozens of people, destroying thousands…
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza over rockets, fire balloons

Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza over rockets, fire balloons

TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft and tanks struck Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a…
Turkey, Greece to hold rival naval drills as Germany aims to cool row

Turkey, Greece to hold rival naval drills as Germany aims to cool row

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and Greece were set to hold separate naval drills in the same region of the eastern…
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