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Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign

Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign

JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel heading to its third straight election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
Hezbollah wants everyone in Lebanon government, insists on FPM

Hezbollah wants everyone in Lebanon government, insists on FPM

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Friday the next government must bring together all sides so that it can…
Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption

Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to…
Regime stalwart elected Algeria president, angering protesters

Regime stalwart elected Algeria president, angering protesters

A former ally of Algeria’s deposed leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of the protest-wracked country in a widely boycotted…
In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees

In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls

Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…
Bouteflika-era PM elected president of protest-hit Algeria

Bouteflika-era PM elected president of protest-hit Algeria

A former Algerian prime minister who served under deposed leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of the protest-wracked country after…
Libyan PM unfazed by commander’s zero hour Tripoli push

Libyan PM unfazed by commander’s zero hour Tripoli push

CAIRO (AP) — The prime minister of Libya’s U.N.-supported government on Friday shrugged off threats by his rival, the commander…
U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey

U.S. Senate passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide, angering Turkey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution that recognizes as a genocide the mass killings…
Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas

Israel bars Gaza’s Christians from visiting Bethlehem and Jerusalem at Christmas

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) — Christians in the Gaza Strip will not be allowed to visit holy cities such as Bethlehem and…
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