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Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home

Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s premier on Friday sent a message to anti-government protesters, saying their “legitimate demands” have been heard…
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon

US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The conflict between Iran and the U.S. that has created tensions throughout much of the Middle East…
Ahead of pilgrimage, Iran border crossing closed due to Iraq unrest

Ahead of pilgrimage, Iran border crossing closed due to Iraq unrest

DUBAI (Reuters) – A border crossing between Iran and Iraq, which is due to be used by hundreds of thousands…
Shots fired as deadly Iraq protests resume despite curfew

Shots fired as deadly Iraq protests resume despite curfew

Iraqi security forces fired live rounds on Thursday to break up protests held for a third day in Baghdad despite…
Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship

Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the constitutional watchdog has ratified a bill granting citizenship to children of…
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock

Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is swearing in its newly elected parliament. The ceremony on Thursday comes after the second inconclusive…
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan

Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan

MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest

Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Prominent activists and journalists have rallied in Morocco’s capital for the release of a journalist sentenced…
A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu

A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorneys met Wednesday with Israel’s attorney general and other top law enforcement officials…
Eight injured in second day of Baghdad protests

Eight injured in second day of Baghdad protests

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Security forces used live fire and tear gas to disperse demonstrators in renewed protests in Baghdad on…
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