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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-bullfighting-20160412-story.html
As Baja resumes bullfighting, Mexicans debate: Is it an art form or a cruel, outdated ritual?
As Baja resumes bullfighting, Mexicans debate: Is it an art form or a cruel, outdated ritual? Just before 4 p.m. Sunday, with sunshine filling the stadium and a gentle breeze wafting off the Pacific Ocean just a few hundred yards away, the chant begins. “To-ro! To-ro! To-ro!” They are calling for the bull. It has been ...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-caravan-leaders-20181206-story.html
Pueblo Sin Fronteras uses caravans to shine light on the plight of migrants — but has that backfired?
Pueblo Sin Fronteras uses caravans to shine light on the plight of migrants — but has that backfired? As a cold rain fell in Tijuana, a group of Central Americans faced off with Mexican police sent to block them from launching a hunger strike near the U.S. border. Leading the migrants were activists from the group Pueb...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-city-oasis-2018-story.html
In Mexico City’s magic garden, there is only one rule: No talking
In Mexico City’s magic garden, there is only one rule: No talking Six years ago, Hector Sampson was taking his daily walk in Mexico City’s Chapultepec park when he heard a trace of classical music drifting from the trees. He followed the sound, down a dense corridor of shrubs and bushes, until he found himself in a ver...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-city-violence-20151022-story.html
In Mexico City, a body hanging from a bridge portends a shift in violence
In Mexico City, a body hanging from a bridge portends a shift in violence The dead man’s body was bound up like a mummy, his hands roped behind his back and his head covered with a black sack. Tied by the waist, he was discovered dangling shoeless from a bridge over a busy street around 5 a.m. Monday — a shocking sight...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-closing-chinese-megamall-20150128-story.html
Mexico halts Chinese mega-mall project after damage to environment
Mexico halts Chinese mega-mall project after damage to environment It was supposed to be a major Chinese foothold for doing business in Latin America, the largest venue for selling Chinese goods in the Western Hemisphere. The multimillion-dollar Dragon Mart mega-mall would cover nearly 1,400 acres two miles from the Ca...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-disappeared-20170511-story.html
A mom demanded justice for her daughter’s death in Mexico. On Mexican Mother’s Day, she was killed
A mom demanded justice for her daughter’s death in Mexico. On Mexican Mother’s Day, she was killed She led a search for the “disappeared” in her home state of Tamaulipas, among the most violent in Mexico, after her daughter was kidnapped in 2012. Her strenuous efforts in the face of official inaction helped nudge autho...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-earthquake-frida-sofia-20170921-story.html?_amp=true
The fate of earthquake victim ‘Frida Sofia’ captivated Mexico. But it seems she never existed
The fate of earthquake victim ‘Frida Sofia’ captivated Mexico. But it seems she never existed As rescue efforts enter a third day, Mexicans have been captivated by the fate of earthquake victim “Frida Sofia,” a young girl supposedly trapped under the collapsed Enrique Rebsamen school in Mexico City. But even as Frida S...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-election-20180630-story.html
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Mexico’s presidential election in a massive landslide
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Mexico’s presidential election in a massive landslide Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Sunday’s presidential election by a landslide, ushering in a new era in Mexican politics that could have profound implications for the country’s domestic and international policies — including ...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-elections-pri-20160606-snap-story.html
Early results show major losses for Mexico’s ruling party in nationwide elections
Early results show major losses for Mexico’s ruling party in nationwide elections State and local elections held across Mexico appeared to be turning into a major defeat for the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, according to partial results released Monday. The voting, held Sunday in states that account for sli...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-hurricane-patricia-20151026-htmlstory.html
How Mexico escaped the worst of Hurricane Patricia
How Mexico escaped the worst of Hurricane Patricia Days after Hurricane Patricia made landfall on Mexico's western coast, much of the destruction was limited to flooding and wind damage to homes, as well as power outages and small mudslides. Patricia grew at "an incredible rate" over a 12-hour span from Thursday night ...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-immigrants-20161116-story.html
Mexico instructs its embassy and consulates in the U.S. to increase measures to protect immigrants
Mexico instructs its embassy and consulates in the U.S. to increase measures to protect immigrants One week after Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president, Mexico has issued a message of support for Mexican immigrants living in the United States: “We are with you.” On Wednesday, the Mexican government instruc...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-journalist-fired-20150316-story.html
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui fired by radio station
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui fired by radio station Carmen Aristegui, the award-winning Mexican journalist behind the exposure of numerous scandals involving the government and other holders of power, has lost her popular daily radio show in a dispute with the station’s owners. Mexicans who tuned in Monday morni...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-journalist-killed-20170731-story.html
Another journalist has been gunned down in Mexico — the eighth killed this year
Another journalist has been gunned down in Mexico — the eighth killed this year A journalist celebrating his 29th birthday was shot dead early Monday at a bar in the Mexican resort city of Rosarito. Luciano Rivera Salgado, who covered crime for a Baja California television channel and published a news website called El...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-na-mexico-trump-20170121-story.html
Mexico’s president will be among the first foreign leaders to meet with Trump this month
Mexico’s president will be among the first foreign leaders to meet with Trump this month Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto spoke to President Trump by phone Saturday morning to congratulate him on his inauguration and set the tone for upcoming talks between the two countries. Trump and Peña Nieto will meet in Washin...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-congress-reaction-iran-20150714-story.html
Some Democrats voice concerns on Iran deal but so far appear ready to support Obama
Some Democrats voice concerns on Iran deal but so far appear ready to support Obama Many members of Congress remain deeply skeptical of the landmark deal announced Tuesday to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions but are unlikely to have the votes to stop it. While Democrats largely back President Obama’s pursuit of an agreeme...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-diplomatic-brouhaha-israel-labels-20151129-story.html
A diplomatic brouhaha erupts over ‘Made in Israel’ labels
A diplomatic brouhaha erupts over ‘Made in Israel’ labels Two weeks after the European Union approved guidelines for labeling goods from Israeli settlements, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the Foreign Ministry to suspend diplomatic contacts with EU institutions on matters related to the peace proc...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-egypt-sinai-trail-20180621-story.html
Global Development: A long-distance hiking trail in Egypt has reunited Bedouin tribes in the name of jobs and tourism
Global Development: A long-distance hiking trail in Egypt has reunited Bedouin tribes in the name of jobs and tourism Bedouin hiking guide Mussallam Faraj beamed while chatting late into the evening in a desert in the southwest of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. In the background, some hikers pitched tents or searched for spo...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-egypt-sisi-verdicts-20140624-story.html
Egypt’s president won’t ‘interfere’ in verdict against journalists
Egypt’s president won’t ‘interfere’ in verdict against journalists Striking a defiant tone amid a cascade of international criticism, President Abdel Fattah Sisi declared Tuesday that he would not intercede in the case of three journalists for Al Jazeera who were sentenced a day earlier to lengthy prison terms. The sen...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-faa-israel-20140724-story.html
FAA caution on Israel flights reflects concern after Ukraine incident
FAA caution on Israel flights reflects concern after Ukraine incident The Federal Aviation Administration’s temporary ban on U.S. flights to Israel, which was renewed Wednesday, reflects a new and possibly permanent regulatory cautiousness in the aftermath of last week’s downing of a commercial airliner over Ukraine, a...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-fire-dubai-building-20151231-story.html
Dubai New Year’s fireworks kick off while fire engulfs nearby 63-story tower
Dubai New Year’s fireworks kick off while fire engulfs nearby 63-story tower A massive fireworks display kicked off for New Year’s at the world’s tallest tower in Dubai, while plumes of smoke billowed in the air from a fire raging at a nearby luxury tower. Tens of thousands of people whistled and cheered at the show ta...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-gaza-airstrike-20160312-story.html
Palestinian brother and sister, 10 and 6, killed in retaliatory airstrike by Israel
Palestinian brother and sister, 10 and 6, killed in retaliatory airstrike by Israel Two Palestinian children, a brother and sister, were killed in Gaza on Saturday when shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike hit their home, medical officials said. The strike was targeting four training camps for Hamas militants and came in...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-gaza-assess-20140806-story.html
As Israel and Hamas claim victory, Gaza residents ask what was gained
As Israel and Hamas claim victory, Gaza residents ask what was gained In the wake of any ugly conflict, the question of who won can seem beside the point. Still, as fighting in the Gaza Strip gave way to a truce on Tuesday, Israel and Hamas both were quick to claim victory. And it was left to those who took the poundin...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-gaza-displacement-20140811-story.html
About 80 Gaza clan members squeeze into one household
About 80 Gaza clan members squeeze into one household On thin mattresses spread in an open-air courtyard, children slept bunched together as puppies or kittens might. Women bent over a sack of flour, preparing to bake bread on a crude wood stove fashioned from a metal barrel. It was the start of another day of enforced...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-goodbye-aleppo-messages-20161214-story.html
Aleppo residents post farewell messages: ‘You can’t help us anymore’
Aleppo residents post farewell messages: ‘You can’t help us anymore’ Caught between rebels and government forces, the Syrian city of Aleppo has largely been cut off from the rest of the world in recent months. But this week, as Syrian forces advanced on rebel-held areas, residents took to social media to send pleas and...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-gop-senator-benghazi-garbage-20141123-story.html
GOP senator calls House panel’s Benghazi report a ‘bunch of garbage’
GOP senator calls House panel’s Benghazi report a ‘bunch of garbage’ A top Republican on Sunday dismissed as “full of crap” a report by the GOP-led House Intelligence Committee that largely absolves the Obama administration for its handling of the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Sen. Lindse...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-afghanistan-killing-20160421-story.html
6-year-old Afghan girl’s murder puts spotlight on history of discrimination and abuse in Iran
6-year-old Afghan girl’s murder puts spotlight on history of discrimination and abuse in Iran On the last day of her short life, Setayesh Qoreishi – a 6-year-old Afghan refugee – stepped out of her family’s home in the Tehran suburbs to buy an ice cream. She didn’t return. Police records say she was kidnapped by a teen...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-analysis-20180102-story.html
Young, working-class and fed up: Iran’s deadly protests driven by a new crop of dissenters
Young, working-class and fed up: Iran’s deadly protests driven by a new crop of dissenters The 28-year-old university graduate stood in front of a bookstore window in central Tehran, pretending to browse the titles on the shelves. He really was looking out for Iranian security forces sent to quash anti-government prote...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-election-20160430-story.html
Iran’s moderates make gains in runoff but fail to clinch a parliamentary majority
Iran’s moderates make gains in runoff but fail to clinch a parliamentary majority Iranian moderates and reformists who support last year’s landmark nuclear deal have won the largest number of seats in parliament following runoff elections, marking a shift away from hard-liners and boosting moderate President Hassan Rou...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-elections-20160228-story.html
Reformers and moderates romp in Tehran as Iran election gauges popularity of nuclear deal
Reformers and moderates romp in Tehran as Iran election gauges popularity of nuclear deal Reformists and moderates swept all 30 parliamentary seats in the Iranian capital, according to unofficial election results announced Sunday, marking a resounding vote of confidence for President Hassan Rouhani. While state televis...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-idol-20141117-story.html
In Iran, thousands mourn pop singer Morteza Pashaei
In Iran, thousands mourn pop singer Morteza Pashaei Thousands of distraught music fans, many in tears, lined the streets of the Iranian capital on Sunday to mourn Morteza Pashaei, a beloved Iranian pop star who died of cancer. Pashaei, a favorite of young Iranians and Persian speakers worldwide, was 30. He had been bat...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-nuclear-khameini-20150903-story.html
Iran’s supreme leader calls for parliament vote on nuclear pact
Iran’s supreme leader calls for parliament vote on nuclear pact Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Thursday that the Iranian parliament should vote on a landmark nuclear accord with Western powers. He also called for a full lifting of sanctions against Iran, rather than a partial one. “I am not advisin...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-nuclear-saudi-arabia-20160112-story.html
U.S. says Iran compliance with nuclear deal means easing of U.N. sanctions soon
U.S. says Iran compliance with nuclear deal means easing of U.N. sanctions soon Iran has complied with a landmark arms control agreement and is only days away from dismantling enough of its nuclear infrastructure so the United Nations can begin easing international economic sanctions, Secretary of State John F. Kerry s...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-nuclear-talks-20141125-story.html
Iran’s supreme leader boasts nation is standing tall on nuclear issue
Iran’s supreme leader boasts nation is standing tall on nuclear issue Iran’s supreme leader declared Tuesday that the nation’s enemies had failed “to bring the Islamic Republic to its knees,” as advocates and critics of a nuclear deal hastened to put their spin on the latest extension of negotiations with world powers....
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-protests-climate-change-2018-story.html
A long-simmering factor in Iran protests: climate change
A long-simmering factor in Iran protests: climate change In the mountains of western Iran, the province of Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari is known for mile-high lagoons, flowing rivers and wetlands that attract thousands of species of migratory birds. But years of diminishing rainfall have shriveled water sources. Conditions wo...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-talks-resume-20150326-story.html
Iranian president sends letter to Obama as nuclear talks near deadline
Iranian president sends letter to Obama as nuclear talks near deadline Iranian President Hassan Rouhani wrote a letter Thursday to President Obama and leaders of the other five countries engaged in talks aimed at a nuclear deal, urging them to overcome differences so that an agreement can be reached by the end of the m...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iran-us-nuclear-talks-20150310-story.html
Iran leader says GOP senators’ letter implies U.S. ‘not trustworthy’
Iran leader says GOP senators’ letter implies U.S. ‘not trustworthy’ Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday said that a letter from 47 Republican senators warning that any agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program must receive congressional approval suggests that the U.S. is “not trustworthy.” The open letter rel...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iranian-supreme-leader-backs-his-governments-nuclear-deal-efforts-20150321-story.html
As crowd chants ‘Death to America,’ Khamenei backs nuclear talks
As crowd chants ‘Death to America,’ Khamenei backs nuclear talks Iran’s supreme leader on Saturday urged Iranians to support their government’s efforts to negotiate a nuclear deal, even while denouncing the United States and other Western governments involved in the talks. In a much-anticipated speech on the first day ...
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Iraq massacre reported as U.S. strikes target militants at Mosul dam
Iraq massacre reported as U.S. strikes target militants at Mosul dam In a significant expansion of the air campaign in Iraq, U.S. warplanes and armed drones launched airstrikes Saturday near the Mosul dam in the first joint operation with Iraqi and Kurdish ground forces attempting to retake the strategic northern facil...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-anbar-islamic-state-20150526-story.html
Iraq offensive underway to take back Ramadi from Islamic State
Iraq offensive underway to take back Ramadi from Islamic State Iraqi military and other pro-government forces on Tuesday launched an offensive, spearheaded by Shiite Muslim militias, to take back Ramadi from Islamic State fighters who seized the city last week. The state-run media quoted the military command as saying ...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-army-towns-islamic-state-20141124-story.html
Iraq army, allies reclaim towns from Islamic State
Iraq army, allies reclaim towns from Islamic State Iraqi and allied forces have wrested control of two towns in the eastern province of Diyala from the militant group Islamic State, Iraqi officials said Monday. Saadiya and Jalawla, less than 20 miles from the Iranian border, were retaken after a two-day operation that ...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-artifacts-islamic-state-20150226-story.html
Islamic State says it destroyed ancient artifacts in Mosul, Iraq
Islamic State says it destroyed ancient artifacts in Mosul, Iraq A video released Thursday appears to show Islamic State militants methodically destroying centuries-old artifacts in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which would be the group’s most brazen attack to date on antiquities regarded by the extremists as idola...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-casualties-2016-story.html
Who’s tracking casualties in Iraq? A California high school teacher
Who’s tracking casualties in Iraq? A California high school teacher Joel Wing, a high school social studies teacher in Oakland, was at home working on his MacBook Air one recent afternoon when he saw troubling news out of Baghdad. The United Nations had just released its estimate for the number of soldiers and other fi...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-ibrahim-killed-20150417-story.html
Saddam Hussein loyalist Izzat Ibrahim killed, Iraqi officials say
Saddam Hussein loyalist Izzat Ibrahim killed, Iraqi officials say Izzat Ibrahim, a fugitive confidant of former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein who helped spearhead a deadly insurgency against U.S. troops and later formed an alliance with Islamic State militants, was shot dead Friday by security forces, Iraqi officials ...
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Is Islamic State luring U.S. coalition forces into killing civilians in airstrikes?
Is Islamic State luring U.S. coalition forces into killing civilians in airstrikes? The Islamic State militants arrived at Khalida Abd Jamal’s house through holes they cut in the concrete walls. Holding a gun to her husband’s head, they corralled the family of seven into a room on the first floor. “We were stuck in the...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-islamic-state-obama-20140807-story.html
Obama weighs Iraq crisis response; airdrops, airstrikes among options
Obama weighs Iraq crisis response; airdrops, airstrikes among options United States officials are “closely monitoring” a potential “humanitarian catastrophe” in northern Iraq but will not be sending combat troops back into the country, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said Thursday. Earnest said the United Stat...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-iraq-kurds-turkmen-20180311-story.html
Tuz Khurmatu is Iraq’s city of walls. Is it a sign of the country’s future?
Tuz Khurmatu is Iraq’s city of walls. Is it a sign of the country’s future? The walls are constructed of cinder blocks, steel and concrete. Some have gates for pedestrian traffic. Others evoke the oppressive days of the Berlin Wall — towering concrete panels lined up in a row, and impassable. The barriers snake through...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-jordan-relations-2017-story.html
Relations between Israel and Jordan have become ‘very dangerous’
Relations between Israel and Jordan have become ‘very dangerous’ Relations between Israel and Jordan, neighboring states that signed a peace treaty in 1994, have hit rock bottom after twin decisions by the Israeli government that have been widely seen as an affront to Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The first was Israel’s o...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-palestinians-20141127-story.html
Large-scale attacks by Hamas foiled, Israeli security agency says
Large-scale attacks by Hamas foiled, Israeli security agency says Israel uncovered a West Bank network of Hamas militants planning a series of large-scale attacks against Israelis in Jerusalem and other locations, the country’s domestic security agency said Thursday. The targets were to include Jerusalem’s soccer stadi...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-resumes-airstrikes-on-gaza-20140715-story.html
Gaza militants reject cease-fire plan; Israel says Hamas ‘will pay’
Gaza militants reject cease-fire plan; Israel says Hamas ‘will pay’ Palestinian militants fired more than 140 rockets from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to an Israeli-endorsed cease-fire, pressing on with a fight that has already cost the lives of nearly 200 Gaza residents in Israeli airstrikes on the densely p...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-soldier-funeral-20140723-story.html
Israelis turn out en masse for funeral of soldier from Los Angeles
Israelis turn out en masse for funeral of soldier from Los Angeles Max Steinberg, a native of Los Angeles, was laid to rest in Jerusalem on Wednesday with 30,000 people in attendance to pay last respects to the Israeli army sergeant who lost his life fighting in the Gaza Strip. Steinberg, 24, was killed Sunday along wi...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-strikes-iranian-targets-20180510-story.html
In most serious military clash in decades, Israel hits Iranian targets in Syria
In most serious military clash in decades, Israel hits Iranian targets in Syria The Israeli military said it attacked nearly all of Iran’s military installations in neighboring Syria in response to an Iranian rocket barrage on Israeli positions in the occupied Golan Heights, in the most serious military confrontation b...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-synagogue-attack-20141119-story.html
Jerusalem synagogue attack: ‘Lone wolf’ pattern seen in deadly assault
Jerusalem synagogue attack: ‘Lone wolf’ pattern seen in deadly assault In the pious Har Nof neighborhood in the hills of West Jerusalem, early-morning prayers at a landmark synagogue are an integral part of the rhythm of daily religious life. Those who chose that time and place to strike seemed to know that. Two attack...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-syria-orphans-20170126-story.html
Israel to grant asylum to 100 children orphaned in Syria’s civil war
Israel to grant asylum to 100 children orphaned in Syria’s civil war While the United States was preparing plans to close its borders to Syrian refugees, Israel announced plans Thursday to accept 100 orphaned Syrian children from around the battered city of Aleppo. Critics immediately dismissed the plans as window dres...
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Israel says downed Syrian jet entered its airspace, acted threatening
Israel says downed Syrian jet entered its airspace, acted threatening A Syrian fighter jet shot down after breaching the nation’s airspace could have flown anywhere over Israel within five minutes given its speed and the country’s small dimensions, Israeli military sources said Tuesday. The jet, believed to be a Sukhoi...
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2 Israeli police officers, 3 attackers are killed in Temple Mount shootout
2 Israeli police officers, 3 attackers are killed in Temple Mount shootout Two Israeli police officers were killed Friday when gunmen with improvised weapons opened fire near the holiest site in Jerusalem, then fled back to the Temple Mount plaza outside the Al Aqsa Mosque and engaged in a rare shootout with police. Is...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-israel-trump-russia-20170517-story.html
Former top Israeli officials break with government line and call Trump leak very troubling
Former top Israeli officials break with government line and call Trump leak very troubling Former Israeli intelligence officials expressed grave concern over reports President Trump divulged secrets to the Russians provided by Israel, breaking with the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which in the wake ...
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Israelis reject reports of spying on the U.S. as Susan Rice visits
Israelis reject reports of spying on the U.S. as Susan Rice visits Israeli officials on Wednesday rejected espionage allegations reportedly made in American intelligence circles, the latest obstacle to Israel’s inclusion in the visa waiver program that would ease its citizens’ travel to the U.S. According to a report i...
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Hamas keeps up rocket attacks after Israel agrees to cease-fire
Hamas keeps up rocket attacks after Israel agrees to cease-fire Israel’s Cabinet on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Hamas, but the militant group rejected the offer, putting a pause in the week-long armed conflict that has killed nearly 200 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip at risk. Prime Minis...
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Israel demolishes homes of Palestinian attackers; clashes persist
Israel demolishes homes of Palestinian attackers; clashes persist Israeli authorities Tuesday demolished the East Jerusalem homes of families related to two Palestinian men involved in attacking and killing Israelis and sealed off a third home belonging to relatives of another attacker. The demolitions came hours after...
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How long can Jordan keep walking the Middle East tightrope?
How long can Jordan keep walking the Middle East tightrope? For six tumultuous years, Jordan has weathered the war in neighboring Syria by walking a fine line: supporting the U.S.-supported rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar Assad, but also cooperating with Assad’s closest ally, Russia. But as the Trump admin...
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Jordanian journalist shot to death on courthouse steps after posting controversial cartoon to Facebook
Jordanian journalist shot to death on courthouse steps after posting controversial cartoon to Facebook It was Sunday morning, the start of the work week after the long Eid al-Adha holiday, when residents of the Jordanian capital, Amman, woke to reports of the killing of Nahedh Hattar. A journalist and commentator, Hatt...
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Secretary of State Pompeo urges Palestinians to return to peace dialogue with Israel, says U.S. ‘open to’ two-state solution
Secretary of State Pompeo urges Palestinians to return to peace dialogue with Israel, says U.S. ‘open to’ two-state solution Secretary of State Mike Pompeo finished his whirlwind Middle East tour Monday with an emphasis on peacemaking efforts in the region. Pompeo urged Palestinians to reengage in stalled talks seeking...
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Kurdish fighters in Syria near victory in battle with Islamic State
Kurdish fighters in Syria near victory in battle with Islamic State Kurdish fighters in the Syrian border town of Kobani appeared poised Monday to deal a decisive defeat to Islamic State militants after months of street clashes and U.S. aerial bombardment, signaling a major setback for the extremist group. The U.S. Cen...
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Lebanese town looks for relief after three tough years tied to Syrian civil war
Lebanese town looks for relief after three tough years tied to Syrian civil war Ayman Hujairi’s stone quarry in the barren hills outside the town of Arsal on Lebanon’s northeast border closed its doors after fighting broke out between Syrian militant groups and the Lebanese army three years ago. Then his stone-cutting ...
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Protesters raise a stink as Lebanon’s garbage crisis worsens
Protesters raise a stink as Lebanon’s garbage crisis worsens Protesters took to the streets Wednesday in Lebanon’s capital, where demonstrations over uncollected trash have grown into a movement calling for the fall of the government. Beirut has been shaken by daily unrest since the weekend, when security personnel dep...
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7 years after it was ‘liberated,’ the only thing certain in Libya is the uncertainty
7 years after it was ‘liberated,’ the only thing certain in Libya is the uncertainty Dozens of people have been killed after days of violent clashes in the suburbs of Tripoli, with rival militias fighting fierce street battles for control of the Libyan capital. The upheaval is the latest setback in the long running and...
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CNN reassigns reporter who referred to harassing Israelis as ‘scum’
CNN reassigns reporter who referred to harassing Israelis as ‘scum’ A CNN journalist on the Israel-Gaza border who created controversy Thursday when she tweeted that Israelis who could be heard cheering while a presumed rocket was landing in Gaza were “scum” has been reassigned. Diana Magnay has been moved to Moscow, a...
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Syria government forces seize strategic town near Lebanon border
Syria government forces seize strategic town near Lebanon border BEIRUT — After weeks of fighting, the Syrian military has wrested control of a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border in the strategic province of Homs, military and opposition representatives said Saturday. The seizure of Zara, close to the main highwa...
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Fleeing Syria: At a refugee camp in Jordan, lives are in limbo
Fleeing Syria: At a refugee camp in Jordan, lives are in limbo The child is inconsolable. She clings to her grandmother, who knows what the girl may only sense: that this could be their final embrace, here at a makeshift bus station on the fringes of a refugee metropolis. Passengers grimly board the waiting bus. The dr...
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The battle for Palmyra will reveal how much damage was done to Syria’s priceless relics
The battle for Palmyra will reveal how much damage was done to Syria’s priceless relics Syrian pro-government forces battled their way Friday into the outer areas of the city of Palmyra, the archaeological metropolis held by Islamic State militants since May of last year, as part of a punishing month-long drive to wres...
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As Syrian peace talks near, Bashar Assad’s future remains a sticking point
As Syrian peace talks near, Bashar Assad’s future remains a sticking point A new round of Syrian peace talks, unfolding as the nation’s conflict marks its fifth year, opens Monday in Geneva with both sides as deadlocked as ever on a core issue: the future of Syrian President Bashar Assad. In Paris, U.S. Secretary of St...
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Russia has been Assad’s greatest ally — as it was to his father before him
Russia has been Assad’s greatest ally — as it was to his father before him Before the White House ordered airstrikes in Syria, Russia had been the most dominant outside military force, participating in a bloody military escapade aimed at propping up Syrian President Bashar Assad and his government. Since the fall of 20...
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Syrian military and Druze allies join forces to fend off ‘terrorists’
Syrian military and Druze allies join forces to fend off ‘terrorists’ The commander of the besieged air base west of town had a message of defiance for the world. “This will be the terrorists’ graveyard,” vowed the Syrian army colonel at the front gate of the Thalah military airport, well within mortar range of rebels ...
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U.S. military denies airstrike hit mosque in Syria, following reports of dozens killed
U.S. military denies airstrike hit mosque in Syria, following reports of dozens killed The U.S. military launched an airstrike at a building in northern Syria targeting what it says were senior Al Qaeda militants and is investigating reports that scores of civilians were killed or injured in the attack, the Pentagon sa...
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Downing of Russian warplane shines a light on Turkey’s shadowy links to extremists
Downing of Russian warplane shines a light on Turkey’s shadowy links to extremists When Turkish F-16 fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane at the Turkish-Syrian border, it swung the spotlight back on the strategic region, long a focal point of conflict in the Syrian crisis. It also focused attention on Turkey’s rel...
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U.N. suspends aid deliveries to Syria after deadly attack on humanitarian convoy
U.N. suspends aid deliveries to Syria after deadly attack on humanitarian convoy The United Nations suspended humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria after an attack killed 21 civilians unloading supplies west of embattled Aleppo at the end of the weeklong cease-fire, officials said Tuesday. The attack Monday night struck...
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U.S.-backed rebels launched their first attack against Islamic State. They lost.
U.S.-backed rebels launched their first attack against Islamic State. They lost. The United States trained the rebel New Syrian Army in hopes that it would be a formidable opponent to Islamic State jihadists. But in its first serious test — an offensive near the Syrian border town of Bukamal — the rebels appear to have...
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Warriors, dreamers and just plain crazy: U.S. civilian volunteers fighting Islamic State in Syria
Warriors, dreamers and just plain crazy: U.S. civilian volunteers fighting Islamic State in Syria The heavily armed fighters peered out of a broken second-story window at their outpost in a crumbling house on the western edge of this shell-shocked city, where Islamic State is fighting a furious battle to hold on to the...
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Syrians leave family, memories behind as tens of thousands are evacuated in previously brokered deal
Syrians leave family, memories behind as tens of thousands are evacuated in previously brokered deal For Mohammad Taqi Din, his library of 8,000 books (“I’ve been amassing it for more than 35 years,” he said) is what he’ll miss the most. Hussam Mahmoud, meanwhile, was wondering if he would ever see his backyard again, ...
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The kill list: Islamic State leaders taken off the battlefield
The kill list: Islamic State leaders taken off the battlefield Since taking office, President Obama has sent U.S. troops into action on land or in the skies of seven countries on two continents. Obama’s administration has authorized Navy SEALs to kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan and approved the fatal drone strike on a...
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Bombers who struck a Turkish peace rally had Islamic State connections
Bombers who struck a Turkish peace rally had Islamic State connections Turkish officials say the two suicide bombers responsible for nearly 100 deaths at an Ankara peace rally last week had fought in Syria and had connections with Islamic State. The Hurriyet newspaper said the bombers were identified as Yunus Emre Alag...
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As Erdogan consolidates power in Turkey, the Kurdish opposition faces crackdown
As Erdogan consolidates power in Turkey, the Kurdish opposition faces crackdown She is facing a potential sentence of 83 years in prison. The crime, some would say, is belonging to the political opposition that is under siege by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Figen Yuksekdag, co-chair of the country’s leading ...
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U.S. condemns militants’ claim of executing 1,700 Iraqi soldiers
U.S. condemns militants’ claim of executing 1,700 Iraqi soldiers The United States on Sunday condemned a militant group’s claim of killing 1,700 Iraqi soldiers, a denouncement that came a short time after officials said they were boosting security at the embassy in Baghdad and relocating some staff. The claim by the Al...
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U.S. tells Iran its choice for U.N. ambassador is ‘not viable’
U.S. tells Iran its choice for U.N. ambassador is ‘not viable’ WASHINGTON — The White House stepped up its opposition Tuesday to Iran’s choice for ambassador to the United Nations, but sought to keep the controversy from derailing negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear program. Hamid Aboutalebi, Iran...
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Iraqi prime minister caught between U.S. and Iran
Iraqi prime minister caught between U.S. and Iran Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi found himself caught between his government’s two most important allies - the United States and Iran - during his four day-visit in Washington. Abadi’s trip was intended to shore up U.S. military support for the battle against Islamic S...
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U.S. initiatives at risk as Mideast tensions rise
U.S. initiatives at risk as Mideast tensions rise The Obama administration’s key Middle East initiatives — ending Syria’s civil war, combating Islamic State and implementing the Iranian nuclear deal — could be undermined by the explosion of tensions between the region’s two powerhouses, Saudi Arabia and Iran. A histori...
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Saudi-led Yemen air war’s high civilian toll unsettles U.S. officials
Saudi-led Yemen air war’s high civilian toll unsettles U.S. officials Concerned about reports of hundreds of civilian casualties, Obama administration officials are increasingly uneasy about the U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led air war against rebel militias in Yemen, opening a potential rift between Washington and it...
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Pentagon ramps up airstrikes in Syria to help U.S.-backed rebels
Pentagon ramps up airstrikes in Syria to help U.S.-backed rebels U.S. officials Monday confirmed an expanded bombing campaign in Syria that increases the risk of confrontation with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, possibly drawing Washington more deeply into that country’s punishing four-year war. The Oba...
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They went to Syria to fight Islamic State. Now two Americans find themselves in limbo
They went to Syria to fight Islamic State. Now two Americans find themselves in limbo Former Marine Kevin Howard claimed scores of kills as a sniper volunteering this year with a militia fighting Islamic State in Syria. He wanted to help people, Howard had said this summer, especially Christians who were being persecut...
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U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig beheaded by Islamic State
U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig beheaded by Islamic State Islamic State militants have beheaded Peter Kassig, a U.S. aid worker and former Army Ranger who was captured last year in Syria while on a private humanitarian mission, the White House confirmed Sunday. U.S. officials authenticated a 16-minute video, released on v...
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Battle over women praying at Jerusalem’s Western Wall continues as compromise stalls
Battle over women praying at Jerusalem’s Western Wall continues as compromise stalls Clutching smuggled Torah scrolls, dozens of feminist activists approached the Western Wall, wrapping themselves in colorful prayer shawls and chanting passages from the Jewish Bible. Their display of piety was met by ultra-religious he...
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Debate grows over proposal for CIA to turn over drones to Pentagon
Debate grows over proposal for CIA to turn over drones to Pentagon Soon after a U.S. military drone killed about a dozen people on a remote road in central Yemen on Dec. 12, a disturbing narrative emerged. Witnesses and tribal leaders said the four Hellfire missiles had hit a convoy headed to a wedding, and the Yemeni ...
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Nearly 100 people killed in Saudi-led aerial assault on Yemen
Nearly 100 people killed in Saudi-led aerial assault on Yemen Thunderous airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, a Red Sea naval port and a border province Wednesday, killing nearly 100 people and injuring more than 270 others, officials and residents said. It was believed to be the largest single-day death toll of the 2-month...
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U.S. resumes drone strikes in Yemen as Houthis tighten control
U.S. resumes drone strikes in Yemen as Houthis tighten control Amid deepening political turmoil here, the United States has resumed drone strikes against Al Qaeda’s most feared franchise without seeking approval from the Shiite Muslim rebels who have tightened their control of a government once considered a close Ameri...
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A cry from the heart in Yemen: ‘We are a nation of bereaved’
A cry from the heart in Yemen: ‘We are a nation of bereaved’ In the last four months of devastating war in my country, and in my years as a journalist before this conflict began, I have seen and written about many terrible things. But nothing prepared me for this. On July 24, my uncle, my aunt and their five children –...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2011-jul-17-la-tr-recs-20110717-story.html
Readers recommend: ‘Wonders of Israel’ tour
Readers recommend: ‘Wonders of Israel’ tour I had an excellent experience with Smartours’ “Wonders of Israel” tour. It was very economical: $2,500 a person [for 11 days], and that included airfare, hotels, food, tour guide and museum fees. I generally avoid tours, however, having a guide in Israel really enhances the e...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2011-mar-14-la-fg-libya-rebels-flee-20110314-story.html
Libyan rebels flee Port Brega as Kadafi’s forces advance
Libyan rebels flee Port Brega as Kadafi’s forces advance Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi pushed deeper into rebellious eastern Libya on Sunday, overrunning an important oil town while forcing lightly armed rebels back toward the opposition stronghold of Benghazi. Rebel fighters fled Port Brega, site of a s...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2012-apr-28-la-fg-israel-conflict-shift-20120429-story.html
Go-it-alone outlook now shapes Israel’s security policy
Go-it-alone outlook now shapes Israel’s security policy JERUSALEM — The traditional Passover retelling of Exodus was barely underway in 2002 when Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer got a note with news of the latest in a string of Palestinian suicide attacks that had terrorized Israel for two years. He dashed to an ...
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https://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-xpm-2012-dec-25-la-fg-yemen-drones-qaeda-20121225-story.html
U.S. drone strategy in Yemen is fraught with peril
U.S. drone strategy in Yemen is fraught with peril AL SARRAIN, Yemen — The U.S. drone flew over a cluster of mud houses on a ridge and, according to Yemeni officials, locked onto Adnan Qadhi, a mercurial man of many guises, including radical militant, peace mediator, preacher of violence and army general. Villagers sai...
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Arab League calls for Syrian president to hand off power
Arab League calls for Syrian president to hand off power With no end to the bloodshed in Syria, the Arab League on Sunday called for President Bashar Assad to hand over power to his top deputy and sought the formation of a unity government to prepare for early elections. The league’s demands seem certain to anger the S...