Israeli opposition leader says no progress on judicial overhaul talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli parties have made no progress towards a compromise over the government’s bitterly disputed judicial overhaul package…
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Syria agrees to curb drug trade at Arab ministers meeting
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria has agreed to help end drug trafficking across its borders with Jordan and Iraq,…
Syrian refugees deported from Lebanon face arrest, conscription, say relatives
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian refugees detained by security forces in Lebanon and deported have been subject to…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank raid, Palestinian officials say
By Ali Sawafta JERICHO, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager during a morning arrest raid…
Even one American in Iraq is too many, Iran leader tells Iraqi president
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is an unreliable friend, and Iraq should not allow any U.S. troops on its…
Turkey’s Baykar plans production of new air combat drone next year
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish defence firm Baykar aims to begin production of its new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) next…
Unending ‘hell’: Sudan war rages despite truce pledges
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Strikes by air, tanks and artillery rocked Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and the adjacent city…
U.S. confiscates Iran oil cargo on tanker amid Tehran tensions -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement…
Crude prices up over 2% on rising U.S. oil demand and lower output
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices mostly rose over 2% on Friday after energy firms posted positive earnings…
Iran says there were no school poisonings, blames foreign ‘enemies’
(Reuters) – Iran’s intelligence ministry on Friday accused foreign “enemies” and dissidents of fomenting fears over suspected poisonings of schoolgirls,…