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Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel

Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Perhaps nowhere is the world’s lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more…
German FM in Israel warns against West Bank annexation plans

German FM in Israel warns against West Bank annexation plans

JERUSALEM (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister was holding talks with his counterpart in Israel on Wednesday to convey Europe’s stiff…
Turkey’s Erdogan appoints new governors in 41 provinces: Official Gazette

Turkey’s Erdogan appoints new governors in 41 provinces: Official Gazette

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed new governors in 41 provinces, a presidential ruling in the Official…
Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel

Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel

UAE carrier Etihad Airways sent its second flight to Israel in less than a month Tuesday, carrying medical aid to…
Palestinians say they made counterproposal to Trump plan

Palestinians say they made counterproposal to Trump plan

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians said Tuesday they proposed a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza…
Unemployed Filipina feeds other jobless migrants in Dubai

Unemployed Filipina feeds other jobless migrants in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Feby Dela Peña saw her fellow Filipinos standing in line outside her building in…
Airstrikes again hit Syria’s rebel area, displace thousands

Airstrikes again hit Syria’s rebel area, displace thousands

BEIRUT (AP) — Suspected Russian airstrikes pounded villages on the edge of the last rebel enclave in northwestern Syria, sending…
Amid US tension, Iran builds fake aircraft carrier to attack

Amid US tension, Iran builds fake aircraft carrier to attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As tensions remain high between Iran and the US, the Islamic Republic appears to…
Libya’s Sharara oilfield shut down days after restarting, engineer says

Libya’s Sharara oilfield shut down days after restarting, engineer says

CAIRO (Reuters) — An armed group has shut down Libya’s giant Sharara oilfield days after it restarted following a long…
Syria: New US sanctions set to make Assad squirm

Syria: New US sanctions set to make Assad squirm

Wide-ranging new sanctions are designed to isolate anyone doing business with Bashar al-Assad’s government. But with the population reeling from…
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