Middle East
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Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony
ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan,…
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Top Saudi diplomat ‘confident’ in Lebanon’s ability to reform
.Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (Right) meets with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud (Left) at the Presidential…
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Israel’s army chief to resign over Hamas’s Oct 7 attacks
Lt Gen Herzi Halevi’s announcement to resign came as no surprise despite no replacement found Credit: Israeli Army/AFP via Getty…
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Red alert issued in Jeddah, Madinah as rainstorms, flash floods hit Saudi Arabia
MADINAH: Madinah, Saudi Arabia, has been plunged into chaos following intense…
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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an…
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New Syria leaders’ Islamist ties are ‘worrying’, says UAE official
Meeting of the Arab Contact Group on Syria in Jordan on Dec 14 Credit: ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/REUTERS A senior UAE official…
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US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad’s ouster earlier this month are now…
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Syrians watch with hope, fear as country embarks on new journey
A girl poses for photos waving a Syrian opposition flag at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 9, 2024. (AFP…
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Syria’s Assad fled to Moscow after ouster, granted asylum by Russia
Syria’s Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow after his ouster and received asylum from ally Russia after a swift anti-regime…
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Syrian prime minister says government is still functioning but foreign and domestic challenges loom
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus…
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