US special envoy for Iran’s security clearance under review
(Reuters) – U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Thursday his security clearance is under review, saying that
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UN votes to establish independent body to clarify fate of over 130,000 Syrians missing in conflict
United Nations (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Thursday that will establish an independent body to determine
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Israel-Palestine conflict: why are tensions rising in the West Bank?
(Reuters) – Violence has been surging in the West Bank, including deadly clashes in Jenin, a fatal shooting by Palestinians near a
Read MoreUS special envoy for Iran says his security clearance under review
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Thursday his security clearance is under review and
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Netanyahu says he dropped part of Israeli judicial overhaul, Wall Street Journal reports
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has dropped a central element of a bitterly contested plan to
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Lebanon economic crisis worsened by vested interests, IMF says
Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s financial crisis has been aggravated by vested interests resisting crucial reforms, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Read MoreUAE summons Sweden’s ambassador over Koran burning in Stockholm
Dubai (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates summoned the Swedish ambassador on Thursday to protest against the burning of a
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Israel’s Herzog to address joint meeting of US Congress on July 19
Washington (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Thursday invited Israel’s president to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 19,
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Turkmenistan opens elaborate ‘smart city’ development
Ashgabat (AP) – The president of Turkmenistan on Thursday officially inaugurated a vast, multibillion-dollar development hailed as the country’s first
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Iraq plants mangrove forest to fight climate disaster
Basra (Reuters) – As Aymen al-Rubaye plants mangrove seedlings in the sprawling tidal flats of southern Iraq, the black smoke
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