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Iraq ratifies new election law, paving way for early vote

Iraq ratifies new election law, paving way for early vote

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president ratified on Thursday a new election law aimed at giving political independents a better chance…
Saudi Arabia to host Formula One race in 2021 in Jiddah

Saudi Arabia to host Formula One race in 2021 in Jiddah

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host a Formula One race next year, a move aimed at…
Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes

Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes

Beirut (CNN) – All the world’s a stage, Shakespeare wrote. But since President Donald Trump came to office, the rest…
Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day

Israel razes most of Palestinian Bedouin village in West Bank on US election day

JORDAN VALLEY, West Bank (Reuters) – Israel has demolished most of a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, displacing…
Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization

Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s secretive presidency confirmed Wednesday that the mysterious illness that caused President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to be…
Shelling in Syria rebel enclave kills 7, including children

Shelling in Syria rebel enclave kills 7, including children

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government on Wednesday shelled the last rebel last enclave in the country’s northwest, killing at least…
Jordan records 62 COVID deaths, highest daily rate since start of pandemic

Jordan records 62 COVID deaths, highest daily rate since start of pandemic

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan reported 62 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic…
Israel says troops kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank

Israel says troops kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that troops killed a Palestinian man who had shot at soldiers near…
Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire

Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the UN Security Council to adopt…
Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers

Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced reforms that will abolish some key restrictions tying millions…
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