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Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official

Israel weighs barring visit by U.S. congressional critics: Israeli official

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is considering barring a visit by two of its sharpest critics in the U.S. Congress, Democrats…
Pipeline blast in Iraq halts power station supply, output unaffected

Pipeline blast in Iraq halts power station supply, output unaffected

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – A gas pipeline exploded near Basra in southern Iraq on Wednesday and halted supplies to a…
Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates

Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday it had approved 26 candidates including two women for next month’s…
Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest

Syrian rebels shoot down government warplane in northwest

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels shot down a Syrian warplane in the opposition stronghold of Idlib province on Wednesday as Russian-backed…
Gibraltar court to decide fate of seized Iranian tanker

Gibraltar court to decide fate of seized Iranian tanker

Gibraltar’s Supreme Court was to decide on Thursday whether an Iranian oil tanker seized last month near the tiny British…
Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin

Syrian government closes in on town that was bombed with sarin

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces on Wednesday closed in on a rebel-held town in Idlib that was bombed with…
Southern Yemeni separatists tell Saudi Arabia: evict Islah or lose the war

Southern Yemeni separatists tell Saudi Arabia: evict Islah or lose the war

LONDON (Reuters) – Yemen’s southern separatists vowed on Wednesday to keep control over Aden, warning the only way out of…
Iran’s Rouhani says Gulf countries can protect region’s security

Iran’s Rouhani says Gulf countries can protect region’s security

DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday Iran and other Gulf states could protect the region’s security and…
The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor

The Latest: Ocean Viking asks Italy, Malta for a safe harbor

ROME (AP) — The latest on migrants trying to enter Europe (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Two charity groups operating…
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence

Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A fictional caper about an antiquities heist set in an ancient Jordanian city has stirred…
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