Middle East

Men attempt to put out a fire in Iboudraren village, in the mountainous Kabylie region of Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, Algeria…
Leaders of Tunisia and Algeria are accusing arsonists of setting many of the forest fires that have broken out in recent days
Edward Yeranian
Fri, 08/13/2021 - 03:39 PM
A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment takes care of a COVID-19 patient in an intensive care unit at a hospital…
Yemen, the Arab world’s poorest country, has already been devastated by six years of civil war
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Fri, 08/13/2021 - 07:02 AM
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid gestures as he speaks to media during a press conference in Casablanca, Morocco, Thursday,…
The two countries normalized relations as part of the Abraham Accords
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Thu, 08/12/2021 - 03:26 PM
A firefighter extinguishes goods of a shop burnt during riots against refugees in Ankara, Turkey, Aug. 11, 2021.
The killing of a Turkish youth allegedly by a Syrian saw hundreds of Turks target Syrian homes and shops
Dorian Jones
Thu, 08/12/2021 - 10:12 AM
A girl swings next to a painted concrete bomb shelter, at a public park in Sderot, Israel, Aug. 2, 2021.No place in Israel has…
The New York-based rights group analyzed attacks from Gaza that resulted in the deaths of 12 civilians in Israel and injuries to dozens more
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Thu, 08/12/2021 - 09:59 AM
A man looks at a forest fire near the village of Larbaa Nath Irathen, near Tizi Ouzou, in the mountainous Kabyle region, 100 kilometers (60 miles) east of Algeria's capital of Algiers, Aug.11, 2021.
Interior minister and other government officials are blaming arson for many of the blazes that have reportedly killed 65 people so far
Edward Yeranian
Wed, 08/11/2021 - 02:01 PM
FILE - Debra Tice, mother of U.S. journalist Austin Tice, reacts after a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 4, 2018.
Tice was kidnapped nine years ago while reporting on the uprising against Syrian President al-Assad and his government
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Wed, 08/11/2021 - 10:15 AM
President Ebrahim Raisi, center, waves to journalists as he is surrounded by group of lawmakers after taking his oath as…
The Cabinet list, which offered few surprises, must still be confirmed by Iran's parliament
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Wed, 08/11/2021 - 10:02 AM
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on August 10, 2021, shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (C) during a…
Iran, like much of the world, remains far behind countries like the United States in vaccinating its public, with only 3 million of its more than 80 million people having received both vaccine doses
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Wed, 08/11/2021 - 08:01 AM
Women and children gather in front their tents at al-Hol camp that houses some 60,000 refugees, including families and…
An Iraqi refugee was killed this weekend, and 2 others seriously injured, in attack by suspected IS cell, bringing number of those killed at camp to 25 since mid-April
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Wed, 08/11/2021 - 06:44 AM
Iraqi Refugees Concerned About Increasing Violence at Syria's al-Hol Camp
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An Iraqi refugee was killed over the weekend in an attack by a suspected IS cell, bringing the number of those killed at camp to 25 since mid-April
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Tue, 08/10/2021 - 07:10 PM
An air traveler takes a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test before boarding an El Al flight to Israel at JFK International Airport in New York, August 5, 2021.
Fears that a new lockdown could be coming
Linda Gradstein
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 10:50 AM
FILE - CIA Director William Burns speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 15, 2021.
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William Burns’ visit comes amid rapidly rising tensions in region and drone strike on Israeli-managed oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, which Western governments blame on Tehran
Jamie Dettmer
Tue, 08/10/2021 - 09:52 AM
Iraqi Kurdish Family Turns Their Home into Animal Shelter
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In the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah, a family has turned their home into a shelter for wounded and abused animals. Dilshad Anwar reports from Iraq.
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Tue, 08/10/2021 - 09:25 AM
A UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicle drives past a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in…
Lebanese Maronite Catholic Patriarch calls army to confront Iran-backed militia and political party for Lebanon's sake
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Mon, 08/09/2021 - 03:53 PM

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