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One dead in new protests in south Iraq: medical source

A man was killed Friday during a protest outside the headquarters of an armed group in southern Iraq, a medical source said, as authorities push to contain demonstrations. "A civilian around 20 years old was shot dead," a medical source in the city of Diwaniyah told AFP, as rallies...

New Jordanian government wins vote of confidence

Jordan's House of Representatives has given a vote of confidence to a new government that was formed after nationwide protests. Prime Minister Omar Razzaz's cabinet received a 79-42 vote Thursday after five days of deliberations by parliament's lower house. Six members were not present for...

Hamas agrees to Egypt-proposed reconciliation bid

Anadolu Agency has obtained a copy of an Egyptian proposal for achieving reconciliation between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas. In a Thursday phone call, Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas’s political bureau told Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel that Hamas had agreed to...