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'Too early' to say who is behind cyberattacks: Europol - 05/16/2017

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS- The European police agency said Tuesday it was still too early to determine who was behind a massive cyberattack which has caused global computer chaos, as researchers...

115 dead as Yemen cholera outbreak spreads: ICRC - 05/15/2017

SANAA, YEMEN, Jamil Nasser- A cholera outbreak has rapidly spread in Yemen, killing 115 people in two weeks in the impoverished country where hospitals badly damaged by more than two years of war can...

Researcher finds 'kill switch' for cyberattack ransomeware - 05/13/2017

HONG KONG, CHINA, Kate Bartlett- A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a "kill switch" that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry ransomware -- for now -- that has caused the...

Facebook takes aim at 'low quality' websites - 05/10/2017

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Facebook said Wednesday it was making changes designed to keep its users from linking to "low-quality" websites, part of an effort to fight spam and misinformation. The...

Wife of Palestinian hunger striker wants pope to intervene - 05/10/2017

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories | AFP | The wife of the leader of a hunger strike by hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails has written to Pope Francis calling on him to intervene...

Syria Kurds say US decision to arm them will hasten IS defeat - 05/10/2017

Hasakeh, Syria | AFP | Kurdish fighters battling the Islamic State group in Syria said Wednesday that the "historic" US decision to provide them with arms and military equipment would speed up the...

Abbas says ready to meet Israel PM as part of Trump peace efforts - 05/09/2017

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories | AFP | by Sarah Benhaida   Mahmud Abbas said Tuesday Donald Trump was expected to visit the Palestinian territories "soon" and that he was ready to meet...

Turkish trade with Gulf below potential: Erdogan - 05/09/2017

Kuwait City, Kuwait | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday his country's trade with the energy-rich Gulf had yet to reach its full potential, as he visited a region where Ankara...

First evacuations from Damascus rebel district - 05/08/2017

Damascus, Syria | AFP | Syrian rebels and their families began evacuating from a district of Damascus for the first time on Monday, bringing the government closer to recapturing all of the capital....

The Westphalian Model To Resolve Conflicts In The Middle East - 05/08/2017

The prestigious German think-tank Korber-Stiflung has recently raised a question regarding whether the Westphalia model can be implemented in the context of peacemaking efforts in Middle Eastern...
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