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March 30, 2023

Cyprus relocates 76 Afghan, Syrian migrants to France

Cypriot officials reported 76 Afghan and Syrian migrants were relocated to France as part of an international agreement to ease the current burden on Mediterranean countries.

March 30, 2023

Egypt announces 2% rate hike as inflation worsens

Egypt's Central Bank announced that it raised the overnight deposit rate from 16.25% to 18.25%, with nationwide inflation seeing a 6.4% spike in a single month.

March 30, 2023

US Army veteran recalls night 101st Airborne Division was ambushed by one of its own before Iraq invasion

Retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bart Womack described the night when a comrade attacked his fellow soldiers in Kuwait as they prepared for the Iraq invasion.

March 29, 2023

Sheikh Mohammed, UAE premier, appoints eldest son as successor

United Arab Emirates premier Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has designated his eldest son, Khaled, crown prince of the affluent Persian Gulf nation.

March 29, 2023

Assad overhauls Syrian Cabinet as country's economy tanks

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad replaced multiple Cabinet ministers in a Wednesday shakeup, with the nation's economic crisis worsening as it enters the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

March 29, 2023

Saudi Arabia grows closer to Beijing with step toward membership in China-led security bloc

Saudi Arabia is moving to join the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization as the kingdom and other Persian Gulf states grow wary of a diminished U.S. presence in the region.

March 29, 2023

US Army specialist hopes to rescue helpless puppy found overseas: 'Struggling to survive'

U.S. Army Specialist Fay came across a hungry and struggling puppy while deployed in the Middle East. Now, she is attempting to bring the five-month-old Canaan mix home to safety.

March 28, 2023

Netanyahu throws shade on Biden after president says he’s ‘very concerned’ about Israel’s judicial reforms

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday appeared to push back against President Biden's criticism of Israel's planned judicial reforms.

March 28, 2023

Yemen billionaire's son reportedly admits involvement in London rape, murder of Norwegian student 15 years ago

Farouk Abdulhak, the son of a Yemeni billionaire, reportedly admitted to being involved in the 2008 rape and murder of 23-year-old Martine Vik Magnussen in London 15 years ago.

March 27, 2023

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister reverses decision to delay the start of daylight saving

Najib Mikati, the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon, reversed the decision to delay the start of daylight saving by a month. The decision was widely criticized by citizens.