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US imposes fresh sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
Middle East

US imposes fresh sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday slapped fresh sanctions on Syria, targeting its central bank and blacklisting several people…
Inside a military base in Ethiopia’s Tigray: soldiers decry betrayal by former comrades
Egypt

Inside a military base in Ethiopia’s Tigray: soldiers decry betrayal by former comrades

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Rebellious soldiers used government tanks to attack their former comrades in a military base in the…
Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes
Middle East

Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes

DEBAJA, Iraq (AP) — After living in a camp for three years, 70-year-old Merhi Hamed Abdullah returned to his village…
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
Middle East

Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and…
Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination
Middle East

Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A UN-backed tribunal sentenced a member of the Hezbollah militant group to life imprisonment Friday for…
Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year
Egypt

Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year

The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center has released three infographics presenting Egypt’s ranking in the 2020 Global Knowledge…
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
World

Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — International aid groups said Friday that at least four staff members have been killed in the…
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
Middle East

Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one…
US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East

US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed terrorism sanctions on Iran’s envoy to the Houthis on Tuesday, a step possibly…
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
World

‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small…
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