‘Hindu nation’: Religion trumps caste in India vote
Agra, India - Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith's rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether...
Biden and Trump gird for marathon White House race
Both are unpopular with large sections of a populace wary of handing the keys to the most powerful office in...
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Verdict day in Jordan ‘coup plot’ trial
Former royal court chief have been charged with conspiring with Prince Hamzah to have him replace his half-brother, King Abdullah...
Iraqi tribe threatens to shut down French consulate in Nasiriyah
An Iraqi tribe based in Nasiriyah has threatened shut down the French Consulate in the Southeastern city The al-Husseinat Tribe’s...
Syrian army shelling kills 9 civilians, 7 of them children
The shelling also wounded around 15 others in several locations of the Jabal al-Zawiya area The UNICEF said the attacks...
Effort to merge paramilitary into army hobbles Sudan’s transition
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) were formed in 2013 to crush rebels fighting Omar al-Bashir's government The RSF largely drew...
Palestinians cancel deal to trade vaccine doses with Israel
The Palestinian Authority said it cancelled the deal as the doses were "about to expire" Palestinian spokesman Melhem said they...
Chinese jab added hurdle for some African visitors to EU
Travelers to Europe must be inoculated with the AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines The Chinese vaccines...
US cutting forces, missile batteries in Middle East
The move comes as President Joe Biden's administration seeks to ease tensions with Iran The US military is rapidly...
Global powers to help Lebanon’s crisis-hit army
France has led international efforts to help Lebanon The army has long been seen as one of the few institutions...
Israel strikes Gaza for second time since ceasefire
AFP journalists in the Palestinian enclave reported hearing explosions, which the army said hit sites in both Gaza City and...
Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi ahead in partial results from Iran’s presidential election
Raisi is seen as close to the 81-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has ultimate political power in Iran...
‘Hindu nation’: Religion trumps caste in India vote
Agra, India - Born at the bottom of the Hindu faith's rigid caste system, voters like Anil Sonkar will determine whether...
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Three killed in Syria by Turkish drone attack
QAMISHLI, SYRIA- A Turkish drone strike killed three employees of northeast Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration on Tuesday, a spokesman said, amid...
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Exiled Iranian opposition outraged after Paris police block proposed rally
PARIS, FRANCE - A major exiled Iranian opposition group on Tuesday expressed fury after Paris police refused to grant permission for...
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Israel defiant amid global criticism over West Bank settlement expansion
UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland issued a warning on Monday against changes made by the Israeli government that will...
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Netanyahu vows to continue with controversial judicial reforms
JERUSALEM- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to advance the government's controversial judicial reforms, which have seen his...
- The reform package unveiled in January has been waylaid in recent months by demonstrators who have gathered weekly in their tens of thousands.
- Speaking Sunday, Netanyahu pledged to press forward with the judicial reforms "in a measured and responsible way" without giving further details.
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Algeria court increases prison term for media leader
An Algerian court of appeal increased to seven years the prison term issued to a prominent media boss, but suspended...
- Ihsane El Kadi did not receive any money from "foreigners or a foreign" group as claimed by authorities, the defense attorney said.
- The verdict adds two years to an initial sentence handed down to El Kadi in April by a lower court for "foreign financing of his business".
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Rivals in Yemen discuss possible prisoner swap in Jordan, says Red Cross
DUBAI, UAE - Yemen's government and Iran-backed Houthi rebels are locked in talks in Jordan to set the ground for a...
- The fighting has since killed hundreds of thousands of people directly or indirectly.
- A six-month truce brokered by the UN expired in October last year, but fighting has largely remained on hold.