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China’s ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home: police

China’s ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home: police

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – China’s ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday,…
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president

Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president

DUBAI (Reuters) – Rallies next week in Tehran to mark the annual Quds Day against Israel will involve Iranians driving…
Coronavirus crisis punctures Tunisia tourism rebound

Coronavirus crisis punctures Tunisia tourism rebound

As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia’s vital tourism sector is trying…
UN reports Yemen cease-fire progress, COVID-19 cases rising

UN reports Yemen cease-fire progress, COVID-19 cases rising

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen reported “significant progress” in negotiations toward a nationwide cease-fire in the…
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail

Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail

Iran sentenced French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges Saturday, her lawyer said, adding…
Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous

Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous

Turkish officials were angered when the UAE weighed into the tussle for rights to gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean…
Porsches, popcorn and social distancing at Dubai drive-in cinema

Porsches, popcorn and social distancing at Dubai drive-in cinema

DUBAI (Reuters) – Movie-goers in Dubai frustrated by the closure of cinemas during the coronavirus pandemic will soon be able…
Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles

Coronavirus spreads in Yemen with health system in shambles

CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of people in Aden, southern Yemen’s main city, have died in the past week with symptoms…
Iran may use military against locusts threatening crops

Iran may use military against locusts threatening crops

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran may use its military for a second year to help fight locusts that have invaded the…
Lebanon central bank official probed over currency crash

Lebanon central bank official probed over currency crash

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s financial prosecutor questioned a top central bank manager Friday over the country’s financial crisis, which has…
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