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Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks

Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s interim government and the main rebel group in the country agreed on Sunday to re-start peace…
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive

Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive

DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious…
Iraq’s Yazidis warn of ongoing threats from extremists

Iraq’s Yazidis warn of ongoing threats from extremists

In a landmark decision this month, Iraq’s parliament passed the Yazidi Female Survivors Law, recognizing the atrocities committed by the…
Turkish women protest over Erdogan’s decision to exit domestic violence treaty

Turkish women protest over Erdogan’s decision to exit domestic violence treaty

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Several thousand women took to the streets in Istanbul on Saturday to demand Turkey reverses its decision…
Beleaguered Syria suffers also due to Suez Canal closure

Beleaguered Syria suffers also due to Suez Canal closure

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria has begun rationing the distribution of fuel in the war-torn country amid concerns that shipments could…
Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc warns against sidelining president

Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc warns against sidelining president

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s largest Christian bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM), warned prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Saturday against…
Iran, China sign landmark 25-year cooperation agreement

Iran, China sign landmark 25-year cooperation agreement

DUBAI (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from China and Iran, which are both subject to U.S. sanctions, signed a landmark 25-year…
US spy agencies warn Biden of possible Taliban takeover of Afghanistan -NY Times

US spy agencies warn Biden of possible Taliban takeover of Afghanistan -NY Times

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US intelligence agencies have told the Biden administration that the Taliban could overrun most of Afghanistan within…
Cash-strapped Sudan clears overdue payments to World Bank

Cash-strapped Sudan clears overdue payments to World Bank

CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese government said Friday it cleared all of its overdue payments to the World Bank, a…
Israelis gather for Passover, celebrating freedom from virus

Israelis gather for Passover, celebrating freedom from virus

JERUSALEM (AP) — A year ago, Giordana Grego’s parents spent Passover at home in Israel, alone but grateful that they…
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