Middle East
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Yemen official says 40 killed in Aden attacks
The official says the missile struck a military parade underway on Thursday in Aden, the temporary seat of the UN-recognised…
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Deported from Turkey, Syrians return to an unfamiliar country
“I left Syria seven years ago,” said the 22-year-old. “I don’t know anything about this country.” He was among dozens…
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Israel tests missile shield over Alaska
Jointly manufactured by US firm Boeing Co, Arrow-3 is billed as capable of shooting down incoming missiles in space, an…
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Syria air strikes have killed 100 civilians in 10 days: UN
“These are civilian objects, and it seems highly unlikely, given the persistent pattern of such attacks, that they are all…
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Turkey will launch operation in Syria if safe zone not established: Turkish FM
Turkey has been in talks with the United States over the establishment of a safe zone across its border in…
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Iran announces arrests, death sentences as CIA spy ring busted
The agencies “successfully dismantled a [CIA] spy network on July 18,” the head of counter-intelligence at the Iranian intelligence ministry,…
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US putting troops back in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Foreign Ministry announced the basing agreement on Friday without mentioning details. Senior American defence officials said some US…
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What’s happening in the Arab World? World in Danger
the Gulf has stepped closer to the brink of a military confrontation. On Wednesday, last week, Iranian gunboats tried to…
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Iran’s Seizure of British Vessel Further Roils Gulf Region
Iran seized at least one British oil tanker in a vital Persian Gulf waterway on Friday, a sharp escalation of…
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Iran denies US destroyed an Iranian drone near Persian Gulf
The Iranian military said all its drones had returned safely to their bases and denied there was any confrontation with…
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