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Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria
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Golan Heights: Why it matters to US, Israel and Syria

Who controls the Golan? The Golan was Syrian territory until 1967, when Israel occupied it in the Six-day War and later annexed it. The…
Russia, Iran and Syria slam Trump’s Golan Heights comments
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Russia, Iran and Syria slam Trump’s Golan Heights comments

Russia, Iran and Syria on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States intends to recognize Israeli sovereignty over…
Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war
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Hunger stalks Yemen’s remote villages after four years of war

HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – As Yeman’s war grinds into its fifth year with peace efforts stalling, ten-year-old Afaf’s father…
U.S. envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays
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U.S. envoy blames Houthis for Yemen peace deal delays

ADEN (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Yemen blamed the Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Thursday for the stalling of a…
Iran says four of a group of kidnapped security personnel are freed: Fars new
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Iran says four of a group of kidnapped security personnel are freed: Fars new

LONDON (Reuters) – Four of the Iranian border guards kidnapped last year by a Sunni militant group on the border…
Iran’s woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival
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Iran’s woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s many woes briefly went up in smoke as Iranians observed a nearly 4,000-year-old Persian tradition…
Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years
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Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran from California has been sentenced to 10 years in prison…
For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope
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For Syrians, 8 years of war leaves stories of loss and hope

BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as…
Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes
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Yemenis bury children killed in Hajjah air strikes

SANAA (Reuters) – Hundreds of mourners in northern Yemen on Thursday buried 17 civilians, including nine children, killed in air…
Hardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week: IRNA
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Hardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week: IRNA

GENEVA (Reuters) – Hardline Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected on Tuesday as deputy chief of the Assembly of Experts,…
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