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Texas AG, universities face suit over Israel boycott law
DALLAS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on Tuesday filed a lawsuit over a state law requiring contractors to certify they do not boycott Israel, arguing the law forces people to choose…
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Truce brings hope for Yemen, but peace could prove elusive
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A cease-fire on Tuesday halted months of heavy fighting in Yemen’s port city of Hodeida, raising hopes that the latest U.N.-led peace efforts can end the civil war and alleviate the…
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Saudi spending to hit record high as oil prices resume slide
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s expenditures will hit a record-high in 2019, with plans to increase state spending by 7 percent to reach $295 billion, even as declining oil prices have forced the…
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US hints at Trump Mideast peace plan: lots to like, some not
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley gave a hint, but no details, of the Trump administration’s peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday, saying it’s long, takes advantage of new technology,…
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UAE backs Saudi rebuke of US Senate over Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has thrown its support behind Saudi Arabia’s rebuke of the U.S. Senate, which passed a resolution last week blaming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
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Major powers report progress on new Syria constitution body
GENEVA (AP) — The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran and Turkey agreed Tuesday to facilitate convening the first session of a committee to draft a new Syrian constitution early next year, saying they hoped it…
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Poll shows Hamas leader would win Palestinian elections
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A public opinion poll shows that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would lose to the leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas if elections were held today. The poll conducted by…
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Israel says more than 130 arrested in search for attacker
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister says more than 130 Palestinians have been arrested in recent days in Israel’s search for a suspect wanted in a deadly West Bank shooting. Speaking on Tuesday at the…
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Iraqi parliament confirms 3 new ministers, 5 seats unfilled
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament confirmed three ministers to Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s government Tuesday but left other key posts, including ministers of Defense and Interior, vacant as an impasse over the appointments threatened to…
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AP PHOTOS: Editors’ picks for 2018 from the Middle East
CAIRO (AP) — In 2018, Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan captured searing images from relentless armed conflicts, but they also found moments of levity and offered a glimpse into daily…
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In 2019, Mideast economic troubles loom as wars wind down
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — As the Middle East ushers in 2019, the decade’s ruinous conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Iraq seem to be winding down after exacting a painful price — many thousands killed,…
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Cease-fire in Yemen’s port goes into force after fighting
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A cease-fire went into force early Tuesday in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida after intense fighting between government-allied forces and Shiite rebels erupted shortly before the U.N.-brokered truce took hold…
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2 Scandinavian women found dead in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Authorities in Morocco say the bodies of two Scandinavian women have been found in the Atlas Mountains, a popular hiking destination. According to a statement from the Interior Ministry, the women…
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Turkey sees ‘positive’ signals from US on northern Syria
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s leader said Monday he received “positive answers” from President Donald Trump on the situation in northeastern Syria, where Turkey has threatened to launch a new operation against American-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters.…
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UN force says Israel-Lebanon border tunnels violate truce
BEIRUT (AP) — U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon said Monday that two of the four tunnels discovered by Israel and allegedly dug by the Hezbollah militant group cross the border in violation of the cease-fire agreement…
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