Five Turkish soldiers killed in operations in Iraq -ministry
Ankara (Reuters) – Five Turkish soldiers were killed in a clash with militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
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Lebanon’s defence minister safe after gunfire hit car -interior minister
Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s caretaker defence minister Maurice Slim was safe on Thursday after his car was hit by gunfire,
Read MorePanama-flagged tanker catches fire near Iranian coast – TV
Dubai (Reuters) – A Panama-flagged tanker called White Pearl has caught fire near Assaluyeh on Iran’s Gulf coast, Iranian state
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OPEC flags healthy oil market fundamentals in second half
London (Reuters) – Prospects for the global oil market look healthy for the second half of the year, OPEC said
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Agreement to reopen crossing to Syria’s northwest will safeguard independent UN operations, UN says
United Nations (AP) — The agreement the United Nations reached with Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Turkey to its
Read MoreRoadside bombing in southern Syria kills a journalist and 3 Syrian soldiers, state-run media say
Beirut (AP) — A roadside bombing in southern Syria on Wednesday killed a Syrian journalist and three soldiers, the country’s
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Israel’s Netanyahu pledges to unfreeze funds for Arab towns
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to release at least 200 million shekels ($54 million)
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in West Bank clash
Ramallah (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed a Palestinian militant in a clash in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Al-Aqsa
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Lebanese army: Ammunition was on overturned truck that led to deadly clash -statement
Beirut (Reuters) – The Lebanese army said on Thursday that ammunition was on board a truck that overturned the previous
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Kuwait bans ‘Barbie’ and ‘Talk to Me’ films – state news agency
Kuwait City (Reuters) – Kuwait has banned “Barbie” and “Talk to Me” films to protect “public ethics and social traditions”,
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