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Turkey’s Erdogan hopes Tehran summit will avert Idlib offensive, Hurriyet says

Turkey’s Erdogan hopes Tehran summit will avert Idlib offensive, Hurriyet says

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey hopes a summit with Iranian and Russian leaders in Tehran on Friday will avert a…
Qatar lifts controversial exit visa system for most workers

Qatar lifts controversial exit visa system for most workers

DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar amended its residency laws on Tuesday to allow most foreign workers to leave the country without…
Israeli jets fly over Lebanon in rare daytime raid on Syria

Israeli jets fly over Lebanon in rare daytime raid on Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israeli jets flying high over Lebanon struck at targets inside Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media…
Pompeo lands in Pakistan seeking ‘reset’ in ties with Islamabad

Pompeo lands in Pakistan seeking ‘reset’ in ties with Islamabad

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Islamabad Wednesday to meet new Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he was…
Iraqi PM orders probe into bloody Basra protests

Iraqi PM orders probe into bloody Basra protests

BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into violent protests in the southern city of Basra…
Russia relaunches Idlib bombing campaign

Russia relaunches Idlib bombing campaign

With Tehran’s support, Moscow has renewed its airstrikes against the last major rebel stronghold in Syria. The US had warned…
Deadlocked Iraqi lawmakers put off next meeting until Sept. 15

Deadlocked Iraqi lawmakers put off next meeting until Sept. 15

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi lawmakers who met this week for the first time since a May election and are still…
Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty

Husband of Iranian rights lawyer arrested: Amnesty

GENEVA (Reuters) – The husband of detained Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was himself arrested on Tuesday, Amnesty International…
Saving Turkey’s turtles from builders and boats

Saving Turkey’s turtles from builders and boats

DALYAN, Turkey (Reuters) – June Haimoff first stumbled across a loggerhead turtle on Turkey’s southern coast more than 30 years…
Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns

Spain cancels bombs sale to Saudi Arabia amid Yemen concerns

MADRID (AP) — Spain says it has cancelled the sale of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia amid fears that…
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