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Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade

Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent in the December-February period, its highest level in nearly a…
Greece’s Energean discovers natural gas reserve offshore Israel

Greece’s Energean discovers natural gas reserve offshore Israel

LONDON (Reuters) – Greek energy firm Energean has made a vast discovery of 28-42 billion cubic meters of natural gas…
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world

Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world

BAGHDAD (AP) — After decades of conflict, Iraq is seeking to reclaim a leadership role and status in the Arab…
New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in

New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in

Ministers of the new Palestinian government on Sunday were sworn in a second time after dropping a phrase from their…
Red Cross reveals staff abducted in Syria

Red Cross reveals staff abducted in Syria

A New Zealand nurse and two Syrian drivers working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were abducted…
Sudan protesters demand ‘immediate’ civilian rule

Sudan protesters demand ‘immediate’ civilian rule

Sudanese protesters on Sunday demanded the country’s military rulers “immediately” hand power over to a civilian government that should then…
Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam

Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam

SAMAWA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein’s crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih…
Palestinian president swears in new government

Palestinian president swears in new government

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A new government for the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority was sworn in Saturday, led by…
Sudan protesters present demands to military in talks

Sudan protesters present demands to military in talks

Sudanese protest organizers have presented demands to the country’s new military rulers, urging the creation of a civilian government, the…
Sudan’s new military ruler vows to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime

Sudan’s new military ruler vows to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime

Sudan’s second new military leader in as many days vowed Saturday to “uproot” deposed president Omar al-Bashir’s regime and release…
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