Middle East
Israeli Troops Wound 56 Palestinians in ‘Day of Rage’ Clashes
At least 56 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire on Friday as they protested in a fresh "day of rage"...
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Saudi Arabia Releases 2 Princes After Graft Probe
Saudi Arabia has released two sons of late King Abdullah two months after they were detained in a sweeping anti-corruption...
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Iranian official: 52 Arrested in Economy Protests in Mashhad City
An Iranian official said Friday that 52 people had been arrested in the previous day's protests against high prices.
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12 More Patients Evacuated from Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
A second batch of sick Syrian civilians, most of them children, left the besieged rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, aid...
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Iraq Extends Kurdistan International Flight Ban
Iraqi authorities have extended through February 28 an international flight ban slapped on the autonomous Kurdistan region.
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UN: Yemen Civilian Casualties Mounting, 68 Killed in One Day
Two separate air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition killed 68 Yemeni civilians in one day, the U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator...
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US Rights Group Accuses Yazidi Fighters in Iraq of Executing Civilians
Fighters from Iraq's Yazidi community, brutally targeted by the Islamic State group, executed 52 civilians in apparent revenge killings.
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French President Macron Urges Saudi King to Lift Yemen Blockade
French President Macron has urged Saudi Arabia's King Salman to "lift entirely the blockade" against Yemen so that humanitarian aid...
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Medical Evacuations Begin from Besieged Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
Aid workers have begun evacuating emergency medical cases from Syria's besieged rebel bastion of Eastern Ghouta, the Red Cross said...
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Lawmakers: Hundreds Arrested Since Iraqi Kurd Protests Began
At least 600 people have been arrested since protests began last week against authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan over corruption and...
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A Generation That Has Never Seen Homeland: What Does Palestine Mean To Them?
Palestinians are still demanding the right to return to their homeland. A generation that has never seen Palestine continues to...
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Jihadists Kill 45 Since Liberation of Iraq’s Hawija
Jihadists have killed 45 people around the Iraqi town of Hawija in the nearly three months since the government declared...
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12th Palestinian Dies Since Trump’s Declaration on Jerusalem
A Palestinian teenager died on Sunday, nine days after being wounded by Israeli fire during a Gaza protest against U.S....
Read moreNew Protests in Iraqi Kurdistan as Residents Seethe at Authorities
Demonstrators irate at the authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan took to the streets for a fifth day Friday.
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Abbas Says Palestinians Won’t Accept US Peace Plan
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday that his people would "no longer accept" a US proposed peace plan with...
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Tehran Judiciary Nixes Hopes of Swift Release for UK-Iranian Mother
Tehran's judiciary chief on Friday dismissed hopes of a swift release British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is serving a five-year jail...
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Lebanon Conducts First-Ever Census of Palestinian Refugees
More than 174,000 Palestinian refugees live in Lebanon, authorities announced after the first-ever census of its kind in the country.
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Swiss Open Humanitarian Office in Damascus
The Swiss government said Thursday it had opened a "humanitarian office" in Damascus aimed at improving aid distribution and at...
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Nightmare of Syria’s Eastern Ghouta Siege Leaves Mark on its Residents
In Eastern Ghouta, one of Syria’s most contested areas, civilians are increasingly suffocated under a siege in place since December...
Read moreUK-Iranian Prisoner Could Be Released in Weeks: Husband
British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is serving a five-year jail sentence in Tehran for alleged sedition, could be due for...
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