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Turkish volunteer fights to save lots of fire-scarred sheep

Lying on her back, the sheep struggled as the man approached to bandage her udders, which had been burned in a fire last month that killed hundreds of sheep in southeast Turkey.Since the fire, Hasan Kizil has been...

A Tunisian village’s battle for operating water

In front of a small mosque in central Tunisia, women queue at one of their village's last water sources, a pipe meant for crop irrigation, but now a lifeline in the parched area."We just need something to drink,"...

Most sensible intelligence professional warns Iran meddling in Gaza protests within US

WASHINGTON — The top US intelligence official warned that Iran's government has covertly encouraged protests against the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, even providing financial support to demonstrators in the United States. Avril Haines, the director of national...

Heavy battles in Gaza Town on eve of recent truce talks

Israel pushed on with a major military offensive in war-ravaged Gaza City on Tuesday that the UN said has once again displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians.Troops, tanks and aircraft were fighting in Gaza's biggest urban area on...

Gunning for the Video games: Yemeni shooter Yasameen Al-Raimi trains with out a vary

Standing by the faded blue wall of an empty sports hall in Sanaa, Yasameen Al-Raimi raises her air pistol and pauses, studying the target 10 metres away.Squeezing the trigger, the Yemeni Olympic hope fires a metal pellet through...

Saudi’s newest drug bust: hundreds of narcotics drugs, 760 kilos of qat

Saudi authorities on Monday announced busts of methamphetamine, qat and other drugs, as part of their ongoing efforts to disrupt the narcotics trade.The official Saudi Press Agency reported the following:A Saudi citizen was arrested in the eastern province...

Moroccans march in pro-Palestinian rally

Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the northern city of Tangier in support of the Palestinian people and against Morocco's ties with Israel, an AFP journalist saw."Gaza is not alone," chanted the protesters during the event which saw...

Shadow marketing campaign: International affect op goals Qatar in wartime

Shady websites calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York billboard targeting the Gulf state's rulers, and a Vietnamese outfit floating hundreds of slander-ridden Facebook ads -- all elements of a sprawling influence operation vilifying the country...

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on college kills 4

The civil defence agency in Hamas-run Gaza said a strike Sunday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians killed at least four people, the second such Israeli attack in two days.The Israeli military, which has long accused Palestinian militants...