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In Jerusalem’s contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
JERUSALEM (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent…
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UN climate chief calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks’ agenda
The world needs to phase out fossil fuels if it wants to curb global warming, the United Nations climate chief…
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US, UK navies say they responded to distress call as Iran’s Revolutionary Guard ‘harassed’ ship
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy said Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came…
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With oil prices slumping, OPEC+ producers weigh more production cuts
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The major oil-producing countries led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are wrestling with whether to make…
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3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunbattle involving an Egyptian border guard in southern Israel along the border left three Israeli soldiers…
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Restoration lags for Syria’s famed Roman ruins at Palmyra and other war-battered historic sites
PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — At the height of the Islamic State group’s rampage across Syria, the world watched in horror…
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Defying taboos, Shiite cleric in Iran takes in street dogs and nurses them back to health
QOM, Iran (AP) — It’s rare these days for a turbaned cleric in Iran to attract a large following of…
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Here’s how Jordan’s royal wedding will reverberate across the region and beyond
The Middle Eastern country of Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years on Thursday as the…
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Trapped by Sudan fighting, dozens of infants, toddlers and children died in Khartoum orphanage
CAIRO (AP) — At least 60 infants, toddlers and older children perished over the past six weeks while trapped in…
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Jordan’s future king, Saudi bride to tie the knot in palace ceremony signaling continuity of rule
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The future king of Jordan and an architect from Saudi Arabia linked to her country’s own…
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