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Iran arrests rights lawyer after she attended funeral for girl injured in mysterious Metro incident

Dubai (AP) — Iranian authorities arrested a leading human rights lawyer Sunday after she attended the funeral of a teenage

Gaza (Reuters) – Palestinians in Gaza reported fierce air and artillery strikes early on Monday as Israeli troops backed by

Washington (Reuters) – Newly installed U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he expects floor action this week to

Paris (Reuters) – Reuters visuals journalist Issam Abdallah was killed on Oct. 13 in southern Lebanon by a “targeted” strike from the

Abu Dhabi (Reuters) – The presidency of next month’s COP28 climate summit and two renewable energy organisations on Monday urged

Dubai (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates President of COP28 said on Monday he was aware countries had strong views

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s stock markets ended higher on Sunday boosted by solid earnings reports from banks and

Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Sunday it shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon with a surface-to-air

Paris (Reuters) – Sebastien Lecornu, France’s minister of the armed forces, will meet with officials in Lebanon from Wednesday, including

Jerusalem/Gaza (Reuters) – Israel is expanding ground operations in Gaza and its fighter jets have struck hundreds more Hamas targets,