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Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4

Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the…
Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses

Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi military forces have committed grave abuses against civilians in an eastern province of Yemen over the…
Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack: officials

Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack: officials

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s defense minister, Gen. Gamal al-Din Omar, died Wednesday of a heart attack while on an official…
Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness

Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness

MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) — Libya confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, with years of violence leaving…
Jordan eases nationwide curfew and allows shops to open

Jordan eases nationwide curfew and allows shops to open

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said on Tuesday the government would allow people to go on foot…
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown

Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown

RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the coronavirus, a 51-year-old Afghani resident, while the…
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis

Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis

TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s building industry has found temporary housing for many of its nearly 70,000 Palestinian laborers, staving…
Likud members urge speaker to defy Israeli high court order

Likud members urge speaker to defy Israeli high court order

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel appeared on the verge of a constitutional crisis Tuesday as top members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud…
Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37

Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey imposed restrictions on Tuesday on grocery store opening hours and numbers of shop customers and bus…
Lebanon to stop paying back all debt in foreign currencies

Lebanon to stop paying back all debt in foreign currencies

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon will stop paying all maturing Eurobonds in foreign currencies amid a crippling economic and financial crisis…
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