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World Bank approves over $1 billion for projects in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq
The World Bank has approved over $1 billion dollars for infrastructure and reconstruction projects in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
World Bank to finance Syria with $146 million to restore electricity
The World Bank approved a $146 million grant to help Syria restore reliable, affordable electricity and support the country's ...
Ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to hold as Trump vents frustration with both sides
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was in effect ...
Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 − it pushed program underground and spurred Saddam Hussein’s desire for nukes
Nonproliferation experts believe Iraq’s nuclear program went underground after Israel destroyed its reactor just outside ...
Fact Focus: US and Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites pose limited radiation risks
The U.N.'s atomic watchdog and other experts say radiological contamination is likely inside a key uranium enrichment site at ...
Syrian security forces detonate leftover munitions, source says
Syrian security forces detonated leftover munitions as part of a training exercise in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, a security source said, creating an explosion that was heard across the city.