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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…
Read MoreIslamists cancel Cairo rallies for ‘security reasons’
CAIRO (AFP) – An Islamist alliance opposed to the Egyptian military’s ouster of president Mohamed Morsi called off rallies that…
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Family still hopeful about New Hampshire man missing in Syria
CONCORD, N.H. – The family of a New Hampshire journalist missing in Syria for nearly a year says recent events…
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