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Aid group: US terrorism designation for Yemen rebels a blow
Middle East

Aid group: US terrorism designation for Yemen rebels a blow

CAIRO (AP) — A leading aid organization on Monday warned that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s move to designate…
Saar, longtime Netanyahu ally, emerges as his top challenger
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Saar, longtime Netanyahu ally, emerges as his top challenger

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For years, Gideon Saar was one of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most loyal and…
Iran leader bans COVID vaccines from UK and US
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Iran leader bans COVID vaccines from UK and US

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in a live television broadcast on Friday that he has told the government…
Easing dispute, UAE announces reopening of borders to Qatar
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Easing dispute, UAE announces reopening of borders to Qatar

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates announced on Friday that it would reopen its borders and…
Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive Israel’s next election?
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Can Benjamin Netanyahu survive Israel’s next election?

Far fewer protesters have gathered outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu on this mild January evening…
US flies two bombers to Middle East in another Iran deterrence mission
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US flies two bombers to Middle East in another Iran deterrence mission

The US military flew two B-52 bombers to the Middle East Thursday from their base in the United States —…
Israel tightens nationwide coronavirus lockdown
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Israel tightens nationwide coronavirus lockdown

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel tightened a national lockdown on Friday in a bid to curb a sharp rise in new…
Lebanon begins new lockdown amid surge in coronavirus cases
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Lebanon begins new lockdown amid surge in coronavirus cases

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon began a 25-day nationwide lockdown Thursday to limit the spread of the coronavirus as infections hit…
Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing
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Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing

BAGHDAD (AP) — An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for outgoing President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of…
A year on, questions haunt Iran’s downing of Ukrainian plane
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A year on, questions haunt Iran’s downing of Ukrainian plane

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Navaz Ebrahim learned that a Ukrainian plane had fallen from the sky near…
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