Middle East
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UN renews European Union’s authority to inspect ships suspected of violating Libya arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (AP) β The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Friday renewing the European Unionβs permission to inspect vessels…
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From Jordan, Jill Biden arrives in Cairo as part of Mideast tour aiming to empower women, youth
CAIRO (AP) β Jill Biden arrived in Cairo on Friday, on the second leg of her six-day trip across the…
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Palestinian toddler critically wounded in West Bank, Israeli military says shooting unintentional
JERUSALEM (AP) β A 3-year-old Palestinian boy was in critical condition at an Israeli hospital Friday morning after being shot…
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Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
PALMYRA, Syria (AP) β At the height of the Islamic State groupβs rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror…
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Hezbollah lashes out at Lebanese judge for alleging group linked with UN peacekeeper’s death
BEIRUT (AP) β Lebanonβs Hezbollah has lashed out at a Lebanese judge for alleging members of the militant group were…
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White House imposing sanctions as Sudan’s warring sides fail to abide by cease-fire deal
WASHINGTON (AP) β The White House announced Thursday that it will impose sanctions against key defense companies and people who…
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Thousands march in Jerusalem Pride parade, first under Israel’s most right-wing government ever
JERUSALEM (AP) β Thousands of people on Thursday marched in Jerusalemβs Pride parade β an annual event that took place…
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After 22 years in a coma, Israeli woman critically wounded in 2001 Jerusalem suicide bombing dies
JERUSALEM (AP) β An Israeli woman critically wounded in a 2001 suicide bombing at a Jerusalem restaurant has died, an…
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Palestinian militant group in Syria holds funeral for 5 killed in mysterious blast
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) β A Syria-backed Palestinian militant group Thursday held a funeral for five fighters who died in a…
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Defying taboos, Shiite cleric in Iran takes in street dogs and nurses them back to health
QOM, Iran (AP) β Itβs rare these days for a turbaned cleric in Iran to attract a large following of…
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