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Al-Qaida: Freed Spanish hostage converted to Islam

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida's offshoot in North Africa said Friday it released a Spanish woman it had held captive for 100 days in Mauritania…

Iraq PM uses early lead to pursue new govt allies

BAGHDAD (AP) — Seizing on an early lead in Iraq's election, the prime minister's political coalition began reaching out to rivals…

Iraqi PM starts laying groundwork for new govt

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government,…

Yemen raids offices of 2 pan-Arab TV networks

CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni authorities stormed local offices of the two leading pan-Arab television networks and confiscated broadcasting…

Shiite group leads in southern Iraq province vote

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi Shiite religious alliance with ties to Iran is leading in one southern province according to the latest vote…

Al-Jazeera: Yemen seizes broadcast equipment

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Jazeera television says Yemeni authorities confiscated broadcasting equipment from the station's San'a offices after…

Israel moves to change law after Biden "mishap"

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing…

Israel seals off West Bank to prevent unrest

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.

Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home

CAIRO (AP) — The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring…

2 Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday it indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of…

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