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Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks

Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks

The Afghan government said Monday it would not release the remaining 320 Taliban prisoners, stalling peace talks that are set…
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia

Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia,…
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast

A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two decades of Maya Husseini’s work to restore stained glass windows destroyed in the Lebanese civil war…
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast

Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is facing a surge in coronavirus cases after a devastating blast at the Beirut port earlier…
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties

Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties

RIYADH (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday amid a row between the two countries that…
Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties

Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalizing…
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case

UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case

BEIRUT (AP) — More than 15 years after the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in…
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change

US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change

BEIRUT (AP) — There can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, a senior US official said Saturday, calling on the…
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan

Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch

Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…
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