Arab world
Police fire live rounds to disperse protest in Iraq’s Basra
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Security forces used live bullets and teargas on Friday to disperse protesters gathered in Iraq's southern...
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Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq
SINJAR, Iraq (Reuters) - Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi woman held as a sex slave by Islamic State militants who...
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Western tourists trickle into Saudi Arabia as it tries to open up
RIYADH (Reuters) - Western tourists, a rarity in Saudi Arabia, visited this weekend under a new visa system, as one...
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Qatar says Gulf Arab bloc needs reform to give it teeth
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar said on Saturday it remained committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but the bloc needed...
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U.S.-backed Syrian forces close to seizing town from Islamic State – spokeswoman
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces will soon seize the town of Hajin from Islamic State (IS) in...
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