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Omani writer wins Man Booker literature prize

Omani writer wins Man Booker literature prize

Jokha Alharthi on Tuesday became the first Arabic author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel “Celestial…
Iraqis turn to budding ecotourism to save marshes

Iraqis turn to budding ecotourism to save marshes

Thirty years after Saddam Hussein starved them of water, Iraq’s southern marshes are blossoming once more thanks to a wave…
Documents shine rare light on Syrian government crackdown

Documents shine rare light on Syrian government crackdown

BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of documents purportedly collected from abandoned Syrian government offices during the country’s civil war reveal the…
Libyan National Army hires firm to forge closer ties with US

Libyan National Army hires firm to forge closer ties with US

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Libyan general who has gained control of the city of Benghazi and is believed to have…
Tough act to follow: Young maestro leads Israel Philharmonic

Tough act to follow: Young maestro leads Israel Philharmonic

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Zubin Mehta joined the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in 1969, Lahav Shani wasn’t even born…
Rejecting taboos, Palestinian businessman welcomes US plan

Rejecting taboos, Palestinian businessman welcomes US plan

JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian businessman who flouts political taboos by working with Israeli settlers in the West Bank could…
Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital

Water supplies restored to besieged Libyan capital

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Water supplies to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli were restored two days after they were…
Sudan protest group makes strike call with talks deadlocked

Sudan protest group makes strike call with talks deadlocked

An alliance of protest and opposition organizations is demanding civilians head a new Sovereign Council which is meant to oversee…
Al-Jazeera suspends two journalists over ‘Holocaust denying’ video

Al-Jazeera suspends two journalists over ‘Holocaust denying’ video

Qatari broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Sunday announced its decision to suspend two of its journalists “over violations of its editorial guidelines”…
Tripoli’s water supply cut-off by Haftar forces

Tripoli’s water supply cut-off by Haftar forces

Gunmen in Libya deliberately cut off the main water pipeline to Libya’s besieged capital Tripoli, potentially affecting some 2 million people…
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