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Iraq Federal Court rules no region can secede after Kurdish independence bid

Mon Nov 6, 2017 12:53:44

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court ruled on Monday that no region or province can secede from the country, reacting to a Kurdish vote for independence, a court spokesman said.

Saudi Prince killed in helicopter crash as mass purge continues

Mon Nov 6, 2017 12:41:57

A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom’s south near the border with Yemen, killing all eight people aboard.

Yemen flights canceled after coalition shuts all ports

Mon Nov 6, 2017 11:32:34

Yemen's national airline said Monday it has canceled all flights to the country's only two functioning airports after the Saudi-led coalition battling Houthis announced the closure of all land, air and sea ports.

Gunman kills at least 26 worshipers at small-town Texas church

Mon Nov 6, 2017 07:51:33

A gunman dressed in black tactical gear massacred at least 26 worshipers and wounded 20 others at a white-steepled church in Texas on Sunday, carrying out the latest in a series of mass shootings that have plagued the United States.

Hezbollah leader: Hariri was under pressure to resign his post

Sun Nov 5, 2017 20:21:45

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the country’s prime minister has been under pressure to resign his post.

Supporters of far-right Italian party rally in Rome

Sun Nov 5, 2017 14:58:45

More than 2,000 supporters of a far-right political party in Italy have rallied on the streets of the country’s capital of Rome against refugees and asylum seekers.

Saudi gamble risks plunging Lebanon into war

Sun Nov 5, 2017 14:51:27

Saad Hariri's sudden resignation from Lebanon's premiership, announced in Saudi Arabia, has raised fears that regional tensions were about to escalate and that the small country would once again pay a heavy price.

Twin bombings hit Yemen’s Aden, leave casualties

Sun Nov 5, 2017 12:32:07

Two bomb attacks have hit Aden as insecurity continues to grip the southwestern Yemeni province despite the presence of forces loyal to Saudi-backed former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.

Hariri resignation, US-Saudi-Zionist plot to heighten Mideast tensions: Iran

Sun Nov 5, 2017 12:24:41

Iran has vehemently rejected remarks by Saad Hariri, who has stepped down as Lebanon’s Prime Minister, saying his resignation and rehashing of the “unfounded and baseless” allegations regularly leveled by the Zionists, Saudis and the US are another scenario to create new tensions in Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East.

Gordon Brown admits Iraq War was not "justified"

Sun Nov 5, 2017 12:02:26

Gordon Brown admits the war with Iraq was "not justified" and claims the US "misled" the UK over Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction.

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