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Jordan reaches deal with teachers union to end one-month strike

Jordan’s government said on Sunday it has reached a pay deal with the teachers union to end a one-month strike, the country’s longest public sector strike that disrupted schooling for more than 1.5 million students. The deal came after the strike threatened a deepening political crisis...

EU powers push for uptake of migrant relocation pilot scheme

EU powers France, Germany and Italy, along with smaller member Malta, will on Tuesday seek to rally the rest of the European bloc to a joint scheme they have come up with to distribute migrants saved at sea. But it was unclear, ahead of the meeting of EU interior ministers in Luxembourg,...

Arab League calls for dialogue to end Iraq protests

The Arab League on Saturday called for dialogue to address the causes of protests in Iraq that left scores dead and hundreds injured this week.   Demonstrations rocked the capital Baghdad and southern provinces since Oct. 1 over poor living conditions and rampant...

U.S. warnsTurkey over off-shore drilling near Cyprus

There are rules in exploring energy resources in the Mediterranean Sea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, warning Turkey not to engage in drilling activity that is "illegal" and "unacceptable". "We've made clear that operations in international waters are governed by a...