20 Years After the Invasion of Iraq
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Iran pardons 22,000 people who took part in protests
Iranian judicial authorities have pardoned 22,000 people who took part in anti-government protests, judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Monday, according to the official IRNA news agency.
Iran’s supreme leader calls girls’ poisoning ‘unforgivable’ after public anger
Iran’s supreme leader said on Monday that the poisoning schoolgirls is an “unforgivable” crime that should be punished by death if deliberate, state TV reported, amid public anger over a wave of suspected attacks in schools.
Six killed after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive tremor killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.
Turkey/Syria Earthquake Death Toll Passes 46,000
Many are still missing as rescuers listen for signs of life under the rubble.
Rescuers Pull Two Survivors From Rubble in Turkey 11 Days After Earthquake
The earthquake happened 11 days ago, killing more than 43,000, and leaving millions homeless.
Video: Middle Eastern Country Farms The Desert For Food Security
Against the desert sands of Sharjah, eight green circles stand out as the United Arab Emirates cultivates wheat to improve food security in an arid country that imports some 90% of its food.
Death toll in Turkey, Syria quake tops 33,000; Turkey starts legal action against builders
Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria.
Israel and Palestinians risk deeper conflict in a distracted world
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – After bloodshed in Jerusalem and the West Bank and a month since Israel’s most right-wing government took office, Israel and the Palestinians risk sliding into a cycle of wider confrontation with pressure on both sides for retaliation, analysts say. A Palestinian gunman shot dead seven people near a synagogue in Jerusalem’s outskirts …
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