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United Arab Emirates Threatens Attack On Yemeni Port City Hodeida

6:23am June 12, 2018

by Jane Arraf

The United Nations has withdrawn its international aid workers from Hodeidah amid intense negotiations to avert a devastating attack by Emirati-backed pro-government forces.

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A cholera treatment facility in Abs, Yemen became a ruin after Saudi-led strikes hit it, according to Doctors Without Borders.

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Airstrike Reportedly Hits Doctors Without Borders Facility In Yemen

3:51am June 12, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

The international aid group says the cholera treatment center had clear markings and that it gave its coordinates to the Saudi-UAE-led coalition that carried out the strike.

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What's Next For Mohammed Bin Salman

7:54am June 10, 2018

by Jackie Northam

Allowing women to drive was the emblem of a new Saudi Arabia and its young crown prince. But the arrest of pro-driving activists has generated second thoughts about the country's purported reforms.

The court in Baghdad where Iraq is trying suspects on terrorism charges. The defendants include more than 500 foreign women married to ISIS fighters.

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ISIS Wives, With Children In Tow, Are Handed Long Jail Sentences Or Death Penalty

7:01am June 09, 2018

by Jane Arraf

More than 500 foreign women are accused of being married to ISIS fighters and are standing trial in Iraq. The women have more than 1,100 young children. All face a perilous future.

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Red Cross Pulls 71 Workers Out Of Yemen After Series Of Incidents And Threats

4:55pm June 08, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mirella Hodeib of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She's one of 71 staffers who were evacuated from Yemen because of a series of incidents and threats.

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Hussam Allahham, a refugee from Syria who is trained as a doctor, now works part-time for a refugee aid organization in Wales. He says Syrians can be shocked when they reach small villages, and he tells them to consider it a break after years of struggle

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'Your Children Are Safe': A Town In Wales Welcomes Refugees From Syria

4:49pm June 06, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

The U.K. began its community sponsorship program for Syrians in 2016. Some refugees who arrived earlier have helped newcomers settle in — and are persuading Welsh communities to open their doors.

Ofer Eini and Rotem Kamer, president and CEO of the Israeli Football Association, respectively, address the media Wednesday in the town of Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv. The men announced that the organization will file a formal complaint to FIFA against th

Argentina's Move To Cancel Soccer Match With Israel Draws Cheers, Condemnations

2:46pm June 06, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

It was supposed to be a simple exhibition soccer game Saturday in Jerusalem. But after Argentina cancelled it, the would-be friendly has instead become the centerpiece of some international hostility.

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the rebel group backed by the U.S.-led coalition, looks out upon the ruins of Raqqa last October, toward the end of the coalition's campaign to dislodge the Islamic State from its former stronghold.

U.S.-Led Coalition Accused Of 'Potential War Crimes' In Push To Reclaim Raqqa

6:40pm June 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Amnesty International alleges that during last year's successful campaign to dislodge ISIS from the Syrian city, the coalition's airstrikes were "either disproportionate or indiscriminate or both."

Protesters demonstrate outside the prime minister's office in Amman late on June 2, as security forces stand on alert.

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Jordan's Prime Minister Resigns Amid Protests Against Austerity

12:30am June 05, 2018

by Jane Arraf

King Abdullah appointed economist Omar Razzaz as his new prime minister. It will be up to Razzaz to defuse a crisis over a plan that would levy income tax even on those earning $11,000 a year.

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Saudi women wait for their drivers outside a hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Hooking Up Gets Easier To Do In Saudi Arabia

10:51am June 04, 2018

These days, some young people in the conservative kingdom also use Tinder to find a match.

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