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Gaza Strip in peril as Hamas marks decade in power

Hamas this week marks 10 years since taking power in Gaza with the Palestinian enclave at risk of conflict and facing electricity blackouts, poverty and Israel’s blockade, analysts and officials say. The situation is likely to be further complicated by the Saudi-led diplomatic row with Qatar,...

Hundreds sick in food poisoning at Mosul displaced camp

 A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced Iraqi civilians outside Mosul has left hundreds of people requiring urgent treatment, the UN and Iraqi officials said Tuesday. Health ministry spokesman Seif al-Badr had told AFP that there were 752 cases of food poisoning and two deaths, a...

Iran says Saudi supports militants on its turf after attacks

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia was supporting militants inside Iran, days after hardline Sunni group ISIS claimed attacks in Tehran. Relations between the two neighbors are at their most tense in years. Last week Riyadh, along with other Arab...