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Death threats ‘broke my heart’ says popular Lebanese band singer

Death threats ‘broke my heart’ says popular Lebanese band singer

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The lead singer of one of the Middle East’s most popular bands said on Thursday…
Syrian activists: Car bomb in northern town; several wounded

Syrian activists: Car bomb in northern town; several wounded

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say a car bombing in a town in northern Syria controlled by Turkey-backed opposition…
Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections

Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections

MAS’HA, West Bank (AP) — Barhoum Saleh’s town is surrounded by Jewish settlements, the sign above his roadside mechanic shop…
‘I cannot stay silent’: Turkish rappers get political

‘I cannot stay silent’: Turkish rappers get political

A 15-minute rap song has taken Turkey by storm, touching a nerve in the polarised society at a time when…
Sudanese on the streets, call for new judicial appointments

Sudanese on the streets, call for new judicial appointments

CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese rallied in the capital Khartoum on Thursday in the largest protest since the country’s…
OPEC, allies weigh further oil production cut in December

OPEC, allies weigh further oil production cut in December

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC and its non-cartel members on Thursday discussed further cuts to oil production…
Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death

Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian attorney general says three people, all relatives, are being charged in the death…
A look at the Jordan Valley Israeli PM has vowed to annex

A look at the Jordan Valley Israeli PM has vowed to annex

JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s last-minute vow to annex the Jordan Valley if re-elected next…
Israel’s Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan

Israel’s Netanyahu faces criticism over annexation plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-election pledge to annex the West Bank’s Jordan Valley drew praise from right-wing allies Wednesday,…
‘Rebel’ Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe

‘Rebel’ Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe

Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through…
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