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Jordan Scraps Marriage Loophole For Rapists
A law which protected rapists from punishment if they married their victims has been scrapped in Jordan. The Jordanian...
Ambush Kills Off-Duty Iraqi Soldiers In Anbar Province
Fighters have killed at least 10 off-duty Iraqi soldiers and injured another 20 in an ambush in a part of the country's...
Syrian Refugees Are New York Tourists For the Day
After fleeing war in Syria and arriving in America with her family four months ago, for one day Mona Hafez is not a...
IS Ambush Kills 10 Iraqi Forces
Islamic State group fighters disguised as soldiers ambushed a government convoy in a remote desert region of western...
Egypt’s Sisi Visits Saudi Arabia As Tensions Ease
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a royal welcome from King Salman as he landed Sunday in Saudi Arabia...
UN Urges Saudi Coalition Not To Bomb Yemen Port
The United Nations called Thursday on the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen not to bomb the rebel-held port of...
Trump Will Try To Jump-Start Middle East Peace Deal
US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House May 3 for talks on efforts to...
Trump To Host Palestinian President Abbas On May 3
US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas at the White House May 3 for talks on efforts to...
Knicks Exec Jackson Says Anthony Better Off Elsewhere
The New York Knicks' increasingly uneasy relationship with Carmelo Anthony appears to be nearing an end after club...
Arab Music’s Alternative Ambassadors Find Fans, and Bans
Their voices narrate the unofficial soundtrack of life as an Arab today. But for the artists leading the Arab world's...
Syria War: Russian Officers ‘could Face Sanctions’
G7 foreign ministers will attempt to agree a common position on the Syrian conflict, before the US secretary of state...
Syria Dominates G7 Meet Before Tillerson Heads To Russia
Syria is set to dominate Tuesday's meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Italy, with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...
US Strike Wiped Out Fifth of Assad Air Force, Mattis Says
The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim...
Mosul Zoo Lion and Bear Flown Out of Iraq
Simba the lion and Lula the bear, the ailing last two residents of Mosul zoo, were flown out of Iraq Monday to receive...
Morocco Jails Man For Throwing Himself At King’s Car
A Moroccan court sentenced a man to three years in jail for trying to throw himself on King Mohammed VI's car to give...
‘IS’ Rocket Fired From Egypt Hits Israel, Crossing Shut
A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai crashed into Israel on Monday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist...
Syria, Russia To Top Agenda As G7 Ministers Meet
G7 foreign ministers were on Monday to send a "clear and coordinated message" to Russia over its stance on Syria as...
Alec Baldwin’s Donald Trump Meets His Supporters On ‘SNl’
"Saturday Night Live" returned after weeks away and opened with Alec Baldwin's President Donald Trump taking time to...
South Africa Tells ICC It Didn’t Break Rules By Failing To Arrest Sudan’s Bashir
South Africa on Friday denied flouting international law in 2015 by failing to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar...