Middle East

Fire festival incidents kill 10, injure hundreds in Iran

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<p>TEHRAN, Iran &mdash; Mishaps during an annual fire festival in Iran have left at least 10 people dead and hundreds more injured around the...

Multilingual team helps Berlin immigrants fight coronavirus

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BERLIN — Three times a week, Aliye Tuerkyilmaz hits the markets and busy shopping streets of Neukoelln to hand out informational flyers on the...

Syria president’s office: Assad, wife recovering from virus

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<p>DAMASCUS, Syria &mdash; Syria’s first couple are on their way to recovery nine days after testing positive for the coronavirus, President Bashar Assad’s office...

Tunisian leader meets with Libya’s new government in Tripoli

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CAIRO — Tunisia’s president met Wednesday with Libya's newly appointed government officials in Tripoli, becoming the first head of state to visit the war-torn...

UN atomic watchdog confirms details of new Iran centrifuges

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it has confirmed that Iran has begun operating a cascade of advanced centrifuges at an...

Syria president’s office: Assad, wife recovering from virus

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DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s first couple are on their way to recovery nine days after testing positive for the coronavirus, President Bashar Assad’s office...

EXPLAINER: Stakes high as Moscow opens 1st of 3 Afghan meets

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<p>ISLAMABAD &mdash; Russia is to host on Thursday the first of three international conferences aimed at jump-starting a stalled Afghanistan peace process ahead of...

Palestinians get 60,000 vaccine doses through WHO program

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JERUSALEM — The Palestinian Authority said Wednesday it will receive...

Turkey says Greek FM to visit Ankara next month

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister says his Greek counterpart is set to visit Turkey for talks next month following a meeting of senior...

Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash

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<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &mdash; Cafes across several Gulf Arab states started selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles this month, kicking...