Iraq says Iran blames reduced gas exports on ‘technical’ matter
Baghdad (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister told his Iraqi counterpart on Friday that a reduction in gas exports to Iraq
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Israeli settler kills Palestinian who army says attempted stabbing, amid rise in violence
Al-Mughayyir (Reuters) – An Israeli settler shot dead a Palestinian man who the military said tried to carry out a
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Iran says Ukraine president drone criticism a bid to secure more Western arms
(Reuters) – Tehran on Saturday accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of anti-Iranian propaganda in his call for Iran to halt
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Aid worker back in Belgium after Iranian diplomat prisoner swap
Brussels/Dubai (Reuters) – A Belgian aid worker arrived back in Belgium on Friday night from Iran, where he had been
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Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India’s film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony
Abu Dhabi (AP) — Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars on Friday walked a green carpet for a second year in
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From ashes and debris, iconic Beirut museum reopens 3 years after massive damage from port blast
Beirut (AP) — Lebanon’s Sursock Museum has reopened to the public, three years after a deadly explosion in Beirut’s port
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Advocacy group says Iran, Taliban fight on border with Afghanistan as sound of gunfire heard
Dubai (AP) — The Taliban and Iran reportedly exchanged gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, an advocacy
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UAE’s Crown Prince Hamdan mourns death of Indian businessman Micky Jagtiani
Dubai — Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, on Friday expressed his condolences
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Belgium, Iran conduct prisoner swap in Oman, freeing aid worker and diplomat convicted in bomb plot
Dubai (AP) — Belgium and Iran conducted a prisoner exchange Friday in Oman, with officials saying Tehran released a Belgian
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World Bank approves $300 million financing to help the poor in Lebanon
Beirut (AP) — The World Bank approved a $300 million additional financing to Lebanon’s poor, providing cash payments to help
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