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Missile strikes on Syria oil refineries kill 4
Missile strikes on makeshift oil refineries in northern Syria killed four people and injured more than 20 others, a war monitor said on Saturday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a series of strikes launched from Russian…
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Pope Francis’ visit brings Iraqi Kurdistan’s safe-haven status into sharp focus
On a recent morning, as Sahar Ayoub gently turned the pages of her Bible, she contemplated the trauma that her family experienced when Daesh militants seized the northern town of Qaraqosh in the Nineveh governorate almost seven years ago.…
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Houthi strikes spark calls for action against Yemen militias
The Arab coalition on Friday intercepted and destroyed six Houthi drones targeting the southwestern Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt.
Spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the Iranian-backed militia’s attempts to attack civilians in a…
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Pope Francis in the heart of Iraq
The Pope of the Vatican - Pope Francis - arrived in Baghdad today, Friday, at the start of a historic four-day visit to Iraq, which is the first papal visit to Iraq.…
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Massive security net in Iraq as pope begins visit ‘like a pilgrim of peace’
Iraq is deploying thousands of additional security personnel to protect Pope Francis during his four-day visit, which comes after a spate of rocket and suicide bomb attacks raised fears for the Catholic leader’s safety.A senior security…
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Saudi Arabia .. Al-Ula Airport officially begins receiving international flights
The General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia announced the start of receiving international flights at Prince Abdul Majeed bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Ula.
The authority's approval was issued to start receiving international…
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Israeli minister says interconnection with Gulf grid would boost Mideast energy security
The Israeli energy minister has said connecting his country’s electricity grid with other regional economies would boost energy security for the entire Middle East.
Israeli energy minister Yuval Steinitz made the remarks at the CERAWeek…
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Preparations in full swing for pope’s meeting with Ali Al-Sistani
Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, a preeminent Shiite figure, are to meet on Saturday for at most 40 minutes, part of the time alone except for interpreters, in the cleric’s modest home in Najaf.
Al-Sistani is notoriously…
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An attack on an Anadolu Agency team in West Jerusalem
The Turkish "Anadolu Agency" reported that its team was exposed today, Wednesday, to an attempted assault by Israeli extremists in West Jerusalem.
The agency stated that the team members were conducting meetings in the streets of "Mia…
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Emotional scenes as UN General Assembly hears of human rights abuses in Syria
“My name is Wafa Ali Mustafa and I have not heard from my father, Ali Mustafa, for 2,801 days — almost eight years ago, when he was forcibly disappeared by the Syrian regime.”
The atmosphere in the UN General Assembly Hall changed as…
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