New Libya interim government agreed in U.N. talks
Tripoli (Reuters) – U.N. sponsored talks produced a new interim government for Libya on Friday aimed at resolving a decade
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France calls murder of Lebanese anti-Hezbollah activist Lokman Slim ‘heinous crime’
Paris (Reuters) – France’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday called the killing of Lebanese anti-Hezbollah activist Lokman Slim a “heinous crime”
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Letter of slain Hezbollah-critic Lokman Slim shows he received constant threats
Beirut – A letter of the slain Hezbollah-critic Lokman Slim which he wrote in December 2019 shows that he constantly
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MURDER: Lebanese critic of Iran-backed Hezbollah killed
Beirut (Reuters) – A prominent Lebanese Shi’ite critic of Iran-backed Hezbollah was found dead in a car in southern Lebanon
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World Court to hear sanctions dispute filed by Iran against United States
The Hague (Reuters) – Judges at the highest U.N. court for disputes between states on Wednesday ruled that they can
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Iran’s Zarif hints at way to bridge nuclear deal impasse
Washington (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sketched out a path on Monday to overcome the U.S.-Iranian impasse
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Israel says supplied first COVID-19 vaccines to Palestinians
Ramallah (Reuters) – Israel said on Monday it supplied the Palestinians with their first shipment of COVID-19 shots, totalling 2,000
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Lebanon army arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians linked to ISIS terrorist group
Tripoli (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian, with links
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Iran hosts Afghan Taliban leader as peace talks stalled
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran has hosted the political leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban during the past week, offering Tehran’s own help
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Israeli army kills Palestinian after reports of knife attack
Jerusalem (AFP) – The Israeli army said it killed a Palestinian who carried out an attempted knife attack Sunday in
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