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Israeli land grab alarms Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Residents of four Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank are living in fear as dozens of Israeli settlers return to rebuild a settlement that was evacuated in 2005.
Settlers are clearing land, setting up mobile caravans and…
Yemen prisoner swap talks begin in Amman
Yemeni government and Houthi delegations met in Amman on Saturday for the second day of a new round of prisoner swap talks, raising hopes for the release of hundreds of captives.
The discussions, sponsored by the UN and the International…
Libya’s Haftar calls for unified government to oversee polls
Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar called Friday for a unified government of technocrats to organize long-delayed elections, in place of the rival administrations currently vying for control.
Libya has been torn by more than a…
Interpol issues notice for Lebanese man suspected of trafficking in looted antiquities
Interpol has issued an international warrant for a Lebanese man suspected of trafficking stolen antiquities, weeks after he was questioned in Lebanon, judicial officials said Friday.
The Red Notice was unsealed 10 months after a criminal…
Jordan army downs drone carrying weapon parts from Syria
The Jordanian army said on Friday that units on the country’s eastern border shot down a drone carrying weapon parts from Syria.
Border guards, in coordination with other security agencies, spotted the drone and downed it on Jordan’s…
Lebanon tourism chiefs urge national unity to help boost holiday season income
A Lebanese tourism chief has called on the country’s political and security leaders to work together in helping create the conditions for a bumper summer season.
Pierre Al-Ashkar, head of the Federation of Tourist Syndicates in Lebanon…
More than 120 Syrians aboard Greece migrant shipwreck
At least 125 Syrians were on board a migrant ship that sank off Greece this week, relatives and activists said Friday, as rescuers scoured the waters for hundreds feared missing.
A blind 15-year-old boy and his 28-year-old sister from…
Lawyer: Detained man, Gaddafi’s son, suffers deteriorating health 2 weeks into hunger strike
A son of Libya’s leader Muammar Qaddafi is suffering deteriorating health during the second week of a hunger strike to protest his detention in Beirut without trial, his lawyer said Friday.
Hannibal Qaddafi is only drinking small amounts…
Russian-UAE economic cooperation praised at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Russian firms are keen to develop further ties with the UAE, the country’s deputy prime minister has insisted in a speech lauding economic links between the two nations.
Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Denis…
US, Iran eye release of detainees, unfreezing of assets in indirect talks to cool tensions
The United States is holding talks with Iran to sketch out steps that could limit the Iranian nuclear program, release some detained US citizens and unfreeze some Iranian assets abroad, Iranian and Western officials said.
These steps…