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Iran
Ankara to US: Your New Iran Sanctions Must not Hurt Turkey

Ankara to US: Your New Iran Sanctions Must not Hurt Turkey

AFP

Turkey on Friday hosted an American delegation for talks to address the looming reimposition of US sanctions against Iran

Buddhism
Army of Buddhist Burma made ‘Systematic’ Crackdown Plan for Muslim Rohingyas

Army of Buddhist Burma made ‘Systematic’ Crackdown Plan for Muslim Rohingyas

AFP

‘Fortify Rights’ conducted months of study in Myanmar and Bangladesh

Donald Trump
US Gen. Denies Change in US Syria Policy despite post-Summit Russian Announcement

US Gen. Denies Change in US Syria Policy despite post-Summit Russian Announcement

AFP

The top commander overseeing US military involvement in Syria said Thursday he’d received no new instructions to work with Russians since Helsinki

Iraq
Iraq: Massive Protests against US-Installed Gov’t Enter Second Week

Iraq: Massive Protests against US-Installed Gov’t Enter Second Week

AFP

Protests in Iraq continued into their second week Monday following days of clashes that left eight people dead

Pakistan
Pakistanis Mourn as Extremists attack Democratic Elections, killing 128

Pakistanis Mourn as Extremists attack Democratic Elections, killing 128

AFP

Pakistan was in shock Saturday after a suicide blast killed 128 people, just following the dramatic arrest of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif

UAE
United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

AFP

Human rights violations in a string of Yemeni prisons run by the United Arab Emirates could amount to war crimes

Arab World
Emerging Superpower China Offers Arab States $20 bn. in Development Loans

Emerging Superpower China Offers Arab States $20 bn. in Development Loans

AFP

China will provide Arab states with $20 billion in loans for economic development, President Xi Jinping told top Arab officials Tuesday

Israel
Open Apartheid? Israeli Bill that would allow Jewish-Only Communities worries President

Open Apartheid? Israeli Bill that would allow Jewish-Only Communities worries President

AFP

Israel’s president raised alarm Tuesday over a proposed law seen as opening the door to the establishment of Jewish-only communities

Syria
Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

AFP

Syrian army soldiers burned a rebel flag Saturday after they and Russian military police took over the crucial Nassib post

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