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Israel votes in pivotal elections

Israel votes in pivotal elections

Polls opened on Tuesday in Israel’s parliamentary elections with more than 6 million people eligible to vote. The election is…
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting

Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting

The United Nations strongly condemned an escalation of violence in Libya on Monday and urged for fighting to stop following an…
Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’

Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’

(CNN)–Tripoli’s only working airport was targeted in an airstrike on Monday, as forces loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, explained

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, explained

(CNN)–The United States put Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist groups on Monday. The unprecedented move against another…
Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan

Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will disburse $200 million in aid to Yemen, to…
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya

Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya

CAIRO (AP) — Libya has been plunged into chaos again, with forces loyal to a polarizing military commander marching on…
UAE says changing oil trading currency from dollar can’t be done overnight

UAE says changing oil trading currency from dollar can’t be done overnight

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said on Monday that the use of the U.S. dollar as…
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen

Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac…
Netanyahu’s annexation pledge condemned by election challenger

Netanyahu’s annexation pledge condemned by election challenger

The main challenger to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s elections on Sunday condemned the premier’s deeply controversial pledge to…
Afghan chief executive supports delegation for Taliban talks

Afghan chief executive supports delegation for Taliban talks

Afghanistan’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah welcomed Kabul’s decision Sunday to send a delegation to meet with the Taliban, saying he…
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