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Hamas says invited to Moscow for talks

Palestinian resistance group Hamas said it has been invited by a Russian think-tank to visit Moscow next month for talks.  In a statement, the group said it has received an invitation from the government-affiliated Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences to...

Syria regime, Iran sign 'strategic' economic agreement

Syria's regime and Iran signed 11 agreements and memoranda of understanding late Monday, including a "long-term strategic economic cooperation" deal aimed at strengthening cooperation between Damascus and one of its key allies in the civil war that has torn the country apart. The agreements...

Bomb attack in southeastern Yemen kills six

At least six people were killed and 20 injured late Monday in a bomb attack in southeastern Yemen. An explosive device went off in front of a restaurant near a military vehicle in Al-Maha district in Taiz province, said a military official who requested anonymity because he was unauthorized...

Egypt 'pardons Briton' jailed for smuggling painkillers

A British woman convicted in Egypt of smuggling painkillers has been granted early release after spending more than a year in prison, an Egyptian security source said Monday. Laura Plummer, 34, was arrested at Hurghada airport and sentenced in December 2017 to three years in prison...