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Iran poised for faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses

Iran poised for faster centrifuges as nuclear deal collapses

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran was poised Thursday to begin work on advanced centrifuges that will enrich uranium faster as…
Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope

Caught in limbo, families of Syria’s missing cling to hope

    HOMS, Syria (AP) — Six months after he was snatched from a road in central Syria, Iyad Suleiman…
Iran ratchets up pressure ahead of weekend nuclear deadline

Iran ratchets up pressure ahead of weekend nuclear deadline

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials ratcheted up pressure Wednesday ahead of a weekend nuclear deadline for European nations to…
Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start

Kurdish official: Syria’s ‘safe zone’ off to a good start

DARBASIYAH, Syria (AP) — The creation of a so-called “safe zone” in northeastern Syria has gotten off to good start,…
Tunisian candidates start their presidential campaigns

Tunisian candidates start their presidential campaigns

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidates began campaigning on Monday for the Sept. 15 election against a backdrop of economic…
Tunisia court upholds continued detention of presidential candidate

Tunisia court upholds continued detention of presidential candidate

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian appeals court on Tuesday upheld the detention of media magnate Nabil Karoui, a candidate in…
U.S., France, Britain may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, U.N. report says

U.S., France, Britain may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, U.N. report says

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States, Britain and France may be complicit in war crimes in Yemen by arming and…
Sudan’s PM selects members of first cabinet since Bashir’s ouster

Sudan’s PM selects members of first cabinet since Bashir’s ouster

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s prime minister has approved 14 civilian members of his cabinet, the first to be appointed since…
New US-led patrols in Persian Gulf raise stakes with Iran

New US-led patrols in Persian Gulf raise stakes with Iran

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As the U.S. tries a new way to protect shipping across the Persian Gulf…
Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria

Iran oil tanker pursued by US turns off tracker near Syria

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. turned off its tracking beacon, leading…
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