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EU eyes blacklisting airlines over migrant flights, not intimidated by gas threats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to blacklist airlines that transport to Belarus migrants who later attempt to...
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Iranian commander says Israel can start the war, but Iran will end it – Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) - A top Iranian commander said on Thursday that if Israel starts a war, Iran will be the...
Read moreU.N. Security Council blacklists three Houthis in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council blacklisted three Houthi leaders on Wednesday for threatening the peace, security...
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Saudi-led coalition says troops redeploying in Yemen, not withdrawing
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Reyam Mukhshaf DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen said...
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UAE foreign minister meets Assad, most senior Emirati visit to Syria since war began
BEIRUT (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates foreign minister met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday, a sign of improving...
Read moreYemeni journalist killed in car explosion in Aden
ADEN (Reuters) - A pregnant Yemeni journalist was killed in a car explosion in Aden on Tuesday, witnesses and medical...
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Pope condemns attack on Iraqi PM as vile act of terrorism
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Tuesday condemned the drone attack on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's residence as...
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Iran says it warned off U.S. drones near its Gulf drills
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's military warned off U.S. drones trying to approach Iranian war games near the mouth of the...
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Iran-backed militia staged drone attack on Iraqi PM – officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A drone attack that targeted the Iraqi prime minister on Sunday was carried out by at least...
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Iran wants U.S. assurances it will never abandon nuclear deal if revived
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday that the United States should provide guarantees that it will not abandon Tehran's...
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Arab League holds talks in Lebanon over Gulf row
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A senior Arab League official held talks in Lebanon on Monday in a bid to ease a...
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Kuwaiti govt resigns, possibly helping to end political standoff
KUWAIT (Reuters) -Kuwait's government on Monday submitted its resignation to the ruling emir, a move which along with an amnesty...
Read moreArab league says talks with Lebanon about Gulf crisis go in ‘right direction’
DUBAI (Reuters) - Discussions with Lebanon about its rift with Gulf states are going in "the right directon," the assistant...
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Iran says U.S. sanctions must be lifted in verifiable process
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is demanding that all U.S. sanctions should be lifted in a verifiable process, Iranian Foreign Ministry...
Read moreIran’s military holds annual drills near mouth of Gulf
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's military launched an annual exercise near the mouth of the Gulf on Sunday, Iranian state television...
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Abu Dhabi to allow non-Muslim civil marriage under family law shakeup
DUBAI (Reuters) -Non-Muslims will be allowed to marry, divorce and get joint child custody under civil law in Abu Dhabi...
Read moreKataib Hezbollah dismisses suggestions that Iraqi groups behind attack on PM
DUBAI (Reuters) - A security official from the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group in Iraq dismissed suggestions on Sunday that Iraqi...
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Buffeted by crises, Lebanon PM urges minister to do right thing
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday urged a cabinet minister who triggered a rift with Saudi Arabia...
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Saudi women barrel into workforce in changing kingdom
By Raya Jalabi UNAIZAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Stepping out of a shared taxi in central Riyadh, Reham Al-Ahmed walked...
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Displaced by war, Yemenis converge on Marib’s camps as frontline closes in
MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) - In his eighties, Mohammed Hadi al-Harmali has been uprooted four times by shifting frontlines during the...
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