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Two-thirds of more than 13,200 survey respondents in 11 countries including China, France, Germany, India, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and the United States agreed that...
Family of convicted Hezbollah member denounces ‘injustice’
BEIRUT (AP) — The family of a Hezbollah member convicted in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri described Thursday the...
Israeli settler leader says settlements grew rapidly in 2017
The number of Jewish settlers in the West Bank grew at nearly twice the rate of Israel's overall population last year, a settler leader...
Syria talks ‘on hold’ after envoys test positive for virus
GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-mediated talks involving the Syrian government, opposition and civil society were put “on hold” after three participants turned up positive for...
Yemeni official says clashes in port city killed 5 fighters
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Renewed clashes between forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government and their rivals, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, left five fighters...
Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder, fiancee decries trial
RIYADH/BEIRUT, Sept 7 (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian court jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years on Monday for the 2018 murder...
Netanyahu and Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Barack Obama in Washington Monday in a bid to set aside their frosty personal ties, turn...
General Qassem Soleimani: Iran’s regional pointman
By some counts the most popular figure in Iran, Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani is also one of the most powerful in the region...
Strategic Syria town told US-led coalition will stay
The strategic town of Manbij in northern Syria won't be abandoned by the US-led coalition, a local military official said Wednesday after the leading...
Saudi public prosecutor orders review of death sentences for three minors
RIYADH (Reuters) - The Saudi public prosecutor has ordered a review of death penalties issued against three individuals who committed crimes as minors, including...
