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US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians

US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — US President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing…
New round of talks on Syria’s constitution begins in Geneva

New round of talks on Syria’s constitution begins in Geneva

GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Syria’s government, opposition and civil society began a new round of meetings in Geneva on…
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions

US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in…
Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife

Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The first high-level talks aimed at reducing tensions between Turkey and Greece in five years took…
Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe

Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister held talks Monday with the Swiss ambassador to Beirut after Switzerland started a probe…
Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation

Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Facebook said on Monday it removed a post and suspended a messenger bot from Israeli Prime Minister…
Yemen’s Houthis protest against Trump’s terrorist label

Yemen’s Houthis protest against Trump’s terrorist label

DUBAI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in Sanaa on Monday, heeding a call by the Iran-aligned Houthi…
Injured Tunisian protester dies, fuelling new clashes

Injured Tunisian protester dies, fuelling new clashes

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian protester injured during clashes with police has died in hospital, state media reported on Monday,…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with three million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?

Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?

Around one million people in the Kurdish-governed region of Al-Hasakah in Syria’s northeast have again had their water supply cut…
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