Cyprus says Lebanon needs EU aid to deal with migration crisis
Nicosia (Reuters) – EU member Cyprus wants Brussels to offer financial and technical aid to Lebanon to help it cope
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Iraq wedding fire kills more than 100 as relatives identify bodies
Mosul (Reuters) – A fire ripped through a packed wedding hall in northern Iraq late on Tuesday, killing more than
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Australian Women and Children Detained in Syrian Camp Launch Court Action for Repatriation
Melbourne – Over 30 Australian women and children, living in what has been described as “appalling conditions” in a Syrian
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Iran Welcomes Japan’s Proposal to Resume Nuclear Deal Negotiations
Tehran – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has announced that Japan has proposed an initiative to revive negotiations and
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Israel says US to announce it has joined Visa Waiver Program
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday it expects the United States to announce this week that it
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UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on
Cairo (AP) — Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan, where thousands of people are
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US-backed Kurdish forces impose curfew in eastern Syria after new clashes with rival Arab militia
Beirut (AP) — U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces imposed a curfew after clashes erupted again on Monday in eastern Syria, where their
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Historic Iraq-Iran railway link ready in 18 months -Iraq transport adviser
Baghdad (Reuters) – Iraq hopes to complete its first railway link with neighbouring Iran within 18 months, largely to help
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Turkey will back Sweden’s NATO bid if U.S. keeps promise on F-16 sale – Erdogan
Ankara (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament will keep its promise to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid if U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration
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Azerbaijani and Turkish leaders hold talks, eye land corridor via Armenia
(Reuters) – Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev hosted talks on Monday with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan at which he hinted
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