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Rouhani says new US sanctions cannot break 'resistance'

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Friday dismissed new US sanctions as unable to break the Islamic republic's "resistance" and said Washington has already done all it can to pressure Tehran. US President Donald Trump's administration imposed sweeping sanctions on Iran's banking sector on...

'We're scared': Lebanon on edge as time and money run out

Fouad Khamasi fills his taxi every day with about 40,000 Lebanese pounds’ worth of fuel. It could cost at least four times that much if subsidies come to an end. The Beirut cab driver, 53, can just about afford to buy fuel and feed his kids. He worries the price of subsidised foods and key...

Israel says holding body of Palestinian killed in clash

The Israeli army said Friday it was holding the body of a Palestinian shot dead in a West Bank clash earlier this week, ending days of uncertainty over his fate. The announcement follows a policy change last month in which Israel said it would not return the bodies of any Palestinian killed...