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UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st

TOKYO (AP) — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the…
Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients

Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The intensive care unit at the Afghan capital’s premier hospital for COVID-19 patients is a medical…
Iran executes man convicted of spying on US-slain general

Iran executes man convicted of spying on US-slain general

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran executed a man convicted of providing information to the United States and Israel about a…
Kuwait ruler had successful surgery, state news agency says

Kuwait ruler had successful surgery, state news agency says

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah underwent successful surgery on Sunday morning, his office said,…
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh

Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday stressed that Iran-Iraq relations would not be “shaken” ahead of the Iraqi…
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya

Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya

Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the…
Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus

Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians headed to polling stations in government-held parts of the war-torn country on Sunday to elect…
Libyan GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms

Libyan GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday moved fighters closer to Sirte, a…
Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid coronavirus protests

Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid coronavirus protests

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s graft trial resumed on Sunday after a two-month break amid mounting protests…
Public debt, populism and protests as Tunisia faces crisis

Public debt, populism and protests as Tunisia faces crisis

TUNIS (Reuters) – The collapse of Tunisia’s shortest-lived government since its 2011 revolution has plunged its young democracy into a…
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