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Saudi Arabia’s execution of Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr on charges of terrorism exposes both the fragility and the brutality of…
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Israel adopts stiff penalties for Palestinian rock-throwers
Israel’s parliament has passed a law toughening penalties against Palestinians for throwing rocks at soldiers, after a nearly two-month wave…
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The body of a young child that washed up on the Greek island of Kos Sunday is a symbol of…
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Kurdish fighters capture Syria military base near ISIS stronghold
BEIRUT – Kurdish fighters and their allies have captured a Syrian military base once held by the Islamic State group…
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Putting Turkey On the Map
ISTANBUL – There’s little doubt Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will win this weekend’s parliamentary elections. But observers say…
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BEIRUT—For a second time in a week, Iran’s opposition drew tens of thousands of supporters to the streets across the…
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A report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence into an alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria earlier…
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Israel chief rabbi under house arrest in graft probe
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi has been put under house arrest after a marathon grilling by detectives on…
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