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Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’

Delegate: Progress in Iran nuclear talks but end ‘far away’

BERLIN (AP) — High-level talks in Vienna aimed at bringing the United States back into the 2015 nuclear deal with…
Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate

Syrian pound improves after central bank raises exchange rate

AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the…
Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans

Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans

Several rockets hit an Iraqi airbase hosting US forces on Sunday, injuring two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, the military…
Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report

Saudi and Iran held secret talks over Yemen conflict: report

Senior Saudi and Iranian officials have held direct talks in an effort to repair relations between the two countries, four years after…
Israel, Greece sign record defense deal

Israel, Greece sign record defense deal

JERUSALEM – Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political…
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26

Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26

Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a…
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges

Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday,…
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by at…
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll

Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections on Saturday, deepening a dispute over whether…
Libya welcomes UN decision to deploy cease-fire monitors

Libya welcomes UN decision to deploy cease-fire monitors

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s transitional government on Saturday welcomed a U.N. Security Council decision to deploy international monitors to watch…
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