US and allied naval commanders in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz, in show of force against Iran
(AP) — The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard
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Tunisian leader calls meeting with Syria’s Assad ‘historic,’ buries memories of Arab Spring
Jeddah (AP) — Smiles, a handshake and what Tunisian President Kais Saied called a “historic meeting” with the long-ostracized Syrian
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Sudan’s top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture
Cairo (AP) — In a symbolic gesture, Sudan’s top army general on Friday fired a paramilitary leader — his former
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Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
Dubai (AP) — Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections
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Saudi Arabia’s surge of diplomacy brings Syria’s Assad, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to Arab summit
Jeddah (AP) — Saudi Arabia hosted an Arab League summit on Friday in which Syrian President Bashar Assad was welcomed
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Iran executes 3 men over violence during last year’s anti-government protests
Dubai (AP) — Iran on Friday executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections
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Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms
Dubai (AP) — Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to
Read MoreSudan’s top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture
Cairo (AP) — In a symbolic gesture, Sudan’s top army general on Friday fired the paramilitary leader — his former
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Ukraine’s president begins visit to Saudi Arabia, aims to enhance ties with Arab world
Kyiv (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday he had begun a visit to Saudi Arabia, where he said
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88-year-old Australian doctor freed 7 years after kidnapping by Islamic extremists in West Africa
Canberra (AP) — An 88-year-old Australian doctor held captive by Islamic extremists in West Africa for more than seven years
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