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Followers of influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr camped out inside the Iraqi parliament building for a fourth straight day were instructed Tuesday to leave the building but maintain their protest outside. In a tweet, a representative of Sadr told t…

The Israeli authorities closed on Tuesday morning the Israeli-controlled Gaza crossings until further notice amid fears of committing military attacks by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) from the coastal enclave, Palestinian sources said.Speaking to…

Turkish MP Bahar Ayvazoğlu has slammed a racist campaign against Arab tourists in the country, saying such attacks were harming Turkey’s economy and warned those behind it must be prosecuted. Ayvazoğlu, who represents the Black Sea city of Trabzon on T…

Kuwait formally dissolved parliament in a decree issued on Tuesday, state news agency KUNA said, as the Gulf state’s crown prince moved to resolve a standoff between the government and elected parliament that has hindered fiscal reform. Last month Crow…

A Michigan court on Monday ruled that county prosecutors can enforce an abortion ban that has been on the books since 1931, exempting them from a different court’s ruling that blocked state officials from enforcing the law. The decision by the three-ju…

A military helicopter with an army general and five others went missing on Monday during a flood relief operation in southern Pakistan, the army said. The army aviation helicopter, which was helping with theflood relief operations in Lasbela district i…

China may be “positioning” itself for a military show of strength around Taiwan, including missile launches, ahead of a possible visit by a senior US politician to the island, the White House said Monday. China “appears to be positioning itself to pote…

Iran said Monday it remains “optimistic” about a possible revival of the 2015 nuclear deal after the European Union tabled a proposal aiming for a compromise in the talks stalled since March. “We remain optimistic that the negotiation process will lead…

The United States announced Monday a new tranche of weapons for Ukraine’s forces fighting Russia, including ammunition for the increasingly important rocket launchers and artillery guns. The new $550 million package will “include more ammunition for th…

When Ahmad* and Hussein* saw the Cypriot coastguard, they believed that their perilous journey was over. In fall 2020, the two Syrian cousins had each paid $2,500 to be smuggled via boat from Lebanon to Cyprus in hopes of reuniting with family and seek…