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Pence visit showcases dilemma facing Egypt, Jordan leaders

Jan 18, 2018

Pence Mideast visit showcases dilemma for major Washington allies Egypt, Jordan

Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea

Jan 17, 2018

Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion to Yemen following appeal to save the local currency from 'complete collapse'

Yemen asks Saudis for $1B to save currency, prevent 'famine'

Jan 16, 2018

Yemen's prime minister has called on the Saudi-led coalition allied with his government to deposit $1 billion in the central bank to save the local currency from "complete collapse."

Leopards kill at least 3 children in rural India

Jan 10, 2018

Media reports say at least three children have been killed by leopards in a series of recent attacks in rural India

Iran lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests, unrest

Jan 9, 2018

A lawmaker says Iranian security forces arrested some 3,700 people during widespread protests and unrest over the past two weeks, offering a far higher number than authorities previously released

AP PHOTOS: World celebrates Epiphany with icy dips, parades

Jan 6, 2018

AP PHOTOS: World celebrates Epiphany with icy dips, parades and religious services

Jan 5, 2018

Aid group projects 48,000 births in crowded Rohingya camps

An aid agency projects 48,000 babies will be born this year in the refugee camps for Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh after military operations against them in Myanmar

Pro-government rallies held in Iran after week of unrest

Jan 4, 2018

Mass pro-government rallies fill streets of Iran while online videos show anti-government unrest spreading from major cities into countryside

Drug use, sales soar in Iraq's Basra amid nationwide spike

Jan 2, 2018

In Iraq's southern Basra province, illegal drug use and trade are hitting unseen levels, mainly among youth, taking the lead in a nationwide spike that has transformed Iraq from merely a corridor for drug trafficking to neighboring countries

Thousands remain missing after Iraq's victories against IS

Jan 1, 2018

More than 3,000 Mosul residents remain missing following Iraq's victories against the Islamic State group