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Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts

Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts

The last of three large shipments of medical supplies landed in Yemen on Friday, organizers of the cargo flights said,…
Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict

Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict

Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League Hossam Zaky said that the General Secretariat has received a request from the…
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza

On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) — On the United Nations’ World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will…
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites

UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites

VIENNA (Reuters) — The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors called on Iran on Friday to stop denying the…
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights

Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish…
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley

Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley

FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile

Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile

DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran said on Thursday its navy had successfully fired a new locally made cruise missile during war…
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says

Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says

AMMAN (Reuters) — Many people in Jordan are struggling to meet basic needs after a more than two-month lockdown to…
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen

Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen

DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies…
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work

Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand…
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