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Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare
Middle East

Hundreds of disillusioned doctors leave Lebanon, in blow to healthcare

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fouad Boulos returned to Beirut in 2007 from the United States having trained there in pathology and…
In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule
Middle East

In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule

BEIRUT (AP) — On November 13, 1970, a young air force officer from the coastal hills of Syria launched a…
Grief, anger, disbelief: Trump voters face Biden’s victory
World

Grief, anger, disbelief: Trump voters face Biden’s victory

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — When Joan Martin heard that Joe Biden had been declared the winner of the presidential…
Jordanians begin voting in polls that show limits of democracy
Middle East

Jordanians begin voting in polls that show limits of democracy

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanians began voting on Tuesday in elections set to keep parliament in the hands of tribal and…
Israel’s Netanyahu congratulates Biden on US election win, thanks Trump
Middle East

Israel’s Netanyahu congratulates Biden on US election win, thanks Trump

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday, hailing a strong alliance that…
Iraq ratifies new election law, paving way for early vote
Middle East

Iraq ratifies new election law, paving way for early vote

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president ratified on Thursday a new election law aimed at giving political independents a better chance…
Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity
World

Biden sees path to 270; Trump attacks election integrity

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is testing how far he can go in using the trappings of presidential power…
Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes
Middle East

Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes

Beirut (CNN) – All the world’s a stage, Shakespeare wrote. But since President Donald Trump came to office, the rest…
Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization
Middle East

Coronavirus cause of Algeria president’s hospitalization

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s secretive presidency confirmed Wednesday that the mysterious illness that caused President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to be…
Biden rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in race for the White House
World

Biden rebuilding ‘blue wall’ in race for the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden was pushing closer to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to carry the White…
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