Iran and China sign 25-year cooperation agreement
Dubai (Reuters) – China and Iran, both subject to U.S. sanctions, signed a 25-year cooperation agreement on Saturday to strengthen
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Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
Dubai (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious
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Bahrain converts underused shopping mall to vaccine centre
Reuters Bahrain’s health authorities this week turned the mall into a giant vaccination hub… Bahrain has turned a mall largely
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U.S. senators push for broader Iran deal, not return to nuclear pact
Washington (Reuters) – Forty-three U.S. senators, many of whom opposed the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, appealed to President Joe
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Saudi official denies threat to harm UN Khashoggi investigator
Dubai (Reuters) – A senior Saudi official denied on Thursday he had threatened to harm the human rights expert who
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Lebanon crisis escalates after failure to agree government
Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s financial crisis intensified on Monday after Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri publicly repudiated President Michel Aoun, saying
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Gunmen kill wanted Libyan commander in new sign of instability
Tripoli (Reuters) – Gunmen assassinated an eastern Libyan commander wanted for war crimes on Wednesday, medics said, underscoring the risks
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Saudi Arabia, UAE expand COVID-19 vaccination drive
Dubai (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and neighbouring United Arab Emirates said on Sunday health authorities have expanded COVID-19 vaccinations to
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Khamenei says U.S. promises have no credibility for Iran
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran does not trust U.S. promises on lifting sanctions and will only return to its commitments under
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Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu ahead of election
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis demonstrated outside the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Saturday, calling
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