Jordan’s King Abdullah swears in new government to speed reforms
Amman (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah on Monday swore in a new government led by veteran diplomat Bisher al Khaswaneh
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Greece slams Turkish decision to send out research ship
Athens (AFP) – Greece on Monday condemned as a “direct threat to regional peace” Turkey’s decision to send back to
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Gas explosion flattens building in Iran, at least five people killed: State media
Tehran (Reuters) – A suspected gas explosion flattened a building and shops in a marketplace in southwest Iran on Sunday,
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Israel will oppose US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar: Intelligence minister
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Israel will oppose any US sale of F-35 warplanes to Qatar, Israel’s intelligence minister said on Sunday,
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Palestinian president meets World Jewish Congress head
Jerusalem (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder in the West Bank on
Read MoreIranian hospitals battling coronavirus to stop non-emergency treatment
Dubai (Reuters) – Iran said on Friday large numbers of coronavirus infections meant its hospitals would not treat non-emergency patients
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New U.S. sanctions on Iran an effort to stop meds, food purchases – Rouhani
Tehran (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Friday called new U.S. sanctions on Iran’s banks an attempt to prevent
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Iranian diplomat warned of retaliation over Belgian bomb plot trial, document shows
Paris (Reuters) – An Iranian diplomat charged in Belgium with planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition
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Iranians mourn legendary singer, loved for his music and anti-regime rhetoric
Tehran (Iran NewsWire) – Thousands of Iranians gathered outside Tehran’s Jam Hospital on Thursday night after it was announced that
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah: negotiating over border does not mean peace with Israel
Beirut (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc said on Thursday negotiating with Israel over maritime borders “is not connected to”
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