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Tensions rise between Morocco and Germany

Tensions rise between Morocco and Germany

This week, the ongoing tensions between Morocco and Germany have reached a new level, after Morocco took exception to Berlin’s…
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case

Prominent female Saudi activist summoned in relation to case

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activist was summoned by security officials on Sunday…
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage

Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries,…
Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp

Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities on Sunday deported around three dozen Ethiopian peacekeepers, working on the UN mission in Darfur,…
Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes

Medics: 80 Palestinians hospitalized in Jerusalem clashes

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police clashed with Palestinian protesters at a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site on Monday, the latest in…
Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions

Israel plays for time on flashpoint Jerusalem evictions

Israel’s attorney-general secured a deferment on Sunday of a court hearing on planned evictions of Palestinians in Jerusalem, a session…
Iran’s Rouhani upbeat on accord at talks to lift sanctions

Iran’s Rouhani upbeat on accord at talks to lift sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday he was optimistic over talks to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with world…
Long-haul carrier Emirates to ship aid for free into India

Long-haul carrier Emirates to ship aid for free into India

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates will begin shipping aid from the World Health Organization and…
Bomb kills at least 30 near girls’ school in Afghan capital

Bomb kills at least 30 near girls’ school in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on…
Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem

Beefed-up Israel police clash with Palestinians in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police on Saturday clashed with Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem’s Old City during the holiest night of…
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