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Iran, Venezuela will not change position on countering U.S. sanctions

(Reuters) - Iran and Venezuela will not back down from countering American sanctions, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi wrote in a tweet. U.S. Secretary...

FIFA postpones Palestine-Saudi Arabia WC qualifier

  FIFA have postponed next week's 2018 World Cup qualifier between Palestine and Saudi Arabia until a decision is made on where the match between...

Libyan lawmakers say majority back unity plan, but no vote yet

Libya's internationally recognised parliament, which was forced out of the capital by factional violence, failed to vote for a unity government this week, but...

Turkey detains 38 foreigners seeking to join ISIS

Turkish anti-terrorist police have detained 38 foreigners including women and children who were reportedly seeking to join the Islamic State group in Syria, media...

Two members of Saudi security forces shot dead – interior ministry

Two members of the Saudi security forces were killed on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's restive eastern province after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle,...

Turkey strikes kill 13 civilians in Syria’s Afrin

Turkish air strikes on Monday killed 13 civilians including two children in northwestern Syria's Kurdish enclave of Afrin, a monitor said. The deadly air raids...

Libya strongman says victory near against Derna jihadists

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday that victory was near for his forces in Derna, the eastern city held by jihadists since the...

Natenyahu’s criminal trial postponed due to Coronavirus

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to face charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in...

Prince Ali back in the race to be FIFA president

Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan is back in the race to be elected FIFA president having declared his candidacy Wednesday four months after...

Germany says Turkey releases another German citizen from prison

Germany said on Friday another of its citizens has been released from jail in Turkey, a week after German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel was freed...

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