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Tunisia commemorates victims of beach massacre

Tunisia held a minute's silence Sunday marking one year since a seaside attack claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) group that killed 38 tourists...

France demands a halt to Russian and Syrian operations

Syria and Russia must stop military operations against civilians and in particular put an end to the "ordeal" taking place in the besieged city...

Saudi man repatriated from Guantanamo prison

A Saudi man has been repatriated from the Guantanamo Bay military prison to Saudi Arabia, leaving 103 detainees at the facility, the Pentagon said...

Saudi-Iran crisis punches another hole in OPEC unity

Escalating diplomatic tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have added fresh strains on OPEC's unity as the cartel grapples with a common response to...

Putin orders withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria as peace talks start

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the start of the withdrawal of Moscow's forces from Syria in a shock move, as fresh peace...

Virus deaths surpass 1,000 as Israel mulls new restrictions

JERUSALEM (AP) — The death toll from the coronavirus in Israel has surpassed 1,000, as the government on Sunday mulled steps for imposing new...

Iraq Kurds release video of freed Islamic State hostages

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgeS8EUKogw Iraq's Kurds on Monday released fresh video of freed hostages speaking about torture inside a jihadist-run prison raided last week in a joint Kurdish-US...

Open sectarianism in Saudi Arabia frightens Shi'ites

When the gunshots rang out, Ali, a 26-year-old Saudi Arabian Shi'ite Muslim, thought they were fireworks. But when he saw people running, he knew...

British citizen arrested for alcohol in Saudi to be released next week

A British citizen arrested for producing and possessing alcohol in Saudi Arabia will likely be released and returned to Britain by next week, British...

EU warns Serbia, Kosovo over Israel embassy move

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union warned Serbia and Kosovo on Monday that they could undermine their EU membership hopes by moving their Israeli...

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