Middle East
Braving Live Fire and Tear Gas, Thousands Protest Across Iraq
Iraqi security forces fired live rounds on Wednesday to disperse new protests in the capital, amid calls for restraint from...
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Saudi Prince Says Khashoggi Murder ‘Happened Under My Watch’: US TV
Saudi Arabia's crown prince appeared to acknowledge that the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi happened under his watch, but denied...
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Yemen ‘Peace Initiative’ Still Stands Despite Air Strikes: Rebels
Yemen's Houthi rebels said Wednesday their offer to halt all attacks on Saudi Arabia still stands despite new air strikes...
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Iraq to Join China’s Belt and Road Project
Beijing is Baghdad's biggest trade partner, while Iraq is China's second biggest oil supplier.
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Trump Emboldened Israel to Target HRW Country Chief, Group Says
Israel has been trying to expel HRW's American director for Israel and Palestine, Omar Shakir, after accusing him of advocating...
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Thousands of Palestinians Demonstrate to Mark ‘Catastrophe’
Thousands of Palestinians protested Wednesday for the annual commemoration of Nakba, when around 750,000 were expelled or fled during the...
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Israelis, Palestinians Welcome Truce But Fear More Violence
Following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, civilians in Gaza and Israel said they fear violence will resume without a...
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Escalation in Syria’s Idlib Displaces Nearly 140,000: UN
Fighting in Syria's Idlib has displaced 140,000 people, the U.N. said, as the regime and its ally Russia have stepped...
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In Middle East, Impunity Reigned in 2018: Amnesty
"Allies of governments in the region have always placed lucrative trade agreements, security cooperation, or multi-billion dollar arms sales ahead...
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Khashoggi Murder ‘Planned and Perpetrated’ by Saudi Officials: UN Expert
A United Nations rapporteur probing the murder in Turkey of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Thursday the killing was planned...
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Aid Convoy Reaches Desperate Syrians in Rukban: Red Crescent
Last month, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said eight children had died at the camp due to winter cold and...
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Pope Francis Makes History With Muslim Dialogue in UAE
The pope was expected to raise the issue of Yemen, devastated by a war in which the UAE is a...
Read morePalestinian Authority Will Refuse Remaining US Aid for Fear of Lawsuits
P.A. Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah explained that his government essentially had to choose whether or not to accept American legal...
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Winter Weather Killed 15 Displaced Children in Syria: UN
Freezing temperatures and the lack of medical care have killed at least 15 displaced Syrian children in recent weeks, the...
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‘No Life Without Water’: Kabul Faces Water Crisis as Drought, Population Strain Supply
A shortage of rain and snow, a booming population and wasteful consumption have drained the Afghan capital's water basin
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By Necessity or Design, Iraqi Women Launch Mosul Firms
Under the thumb of jihadist rule they were deemed minors - unable to do anything without permission from a father...
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‘Living Under a Black Sky:’ The Forgotten Cost of Conflict
Environmental pollution, an often overlooked consequence of conflict, threatens Iraq's the public health and future security.
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Children Tortured in Iraqi Kurdistan for ‘IS Links,’ Rights Group Says
Security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan have been "torturing children" to force them to confess to having links with the Islamic...
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Psychological Wounds: Rehabilitating the Child Victims of ISIS
When Arya, a young Yazidi girl, returned home after being kidnapped by ISIS, she could no longer speak the language...
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Palestinian Authority Appeals for $350 Million in Aid for 2019
The appeal calls for $350 million in order to provide food, medical care, shelter, water, and sanitation services for the...
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