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Kuwait Oil Company declares 'state of emergency' after oil spill on land

Kuwait City: The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had been reported.The emergency followed an "oil leak in the...

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Jordan to host Mideast summit

French President Emmanuel Macron takes in a special dinner with navy soldiers before attending a regional conference in Jordan

Parents 'beg' Iran judiciary to spare death row son

People protest against executions and detentions in Iran, in front of the Iranian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York City on December 17

US court decision paves way for depositor case against Lebanese bank

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Jordanians protest over fuel price rises

Jordanian military personnel and civilians attend the funeral of a senior police officer in the southern city of Jerash who was killed in riots the previous day. - AFP

UN force in Lebanon urges swift probe into peacekeeper's death

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati and Lebanon's Army chief General Joseph Aoun with UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Aroldo Lazaro, during their visit to UNIFIL headquarters in Naqura. - Reuters

In Qatar, the Sport of falconry gets some upgrades

A falconer puts a cap back on his bird after training outside of Al Khor, Qatar, on Dec. 3, 2022. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Irish UN peacekeeper killed in south Lebanon

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Family of dead activist take Palestinian Authority to ICC

Ghassan Banat holds a picture of his late brother outside the International Criminal court (ICC) in the Hague, after submitting a case accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody. — AFP

Starved of electricity, some Syrians turn to sun

Solar panels are pictured inside Syrian businessman Baraa Sheira's solar farm in Hama, Syria. — Reuters

Iran carries out second execution linked to protests: judiciary

A person in the Cypriot capital Nicosia checks a mobile phone on December 12, 2022, displaying a Tweet about the execution announced by Iranian authorities of Majidreza Rahnavard, the second capital punishment linked to nearly three months of protests.

Yemen war has killed or maimed over 11,000 children: UN

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Turkey tanker logjam snarls Russia oil sanctions

A seagull sits on top of a mermaid statue, with the crude oil tanker Humble Warrior carrying Kazakh oil is in the background at the Dardanelles Anchorage off Sarkoy, near Tekirdag, Turkey, on Friday. — Reuters

Syrians brace for long, cold winter as fuel crisis bites

A man walks past a shop selling heaters in Damascus, Syria. - Reuters

Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank raid

The mother and son of Tareq al Damej a Palestinian who was killed by Israeli forces during clashes in a raid, attend his funeral, in Jenin, in West Bank. - Reuters

Yemen rivals ramp up economic war as truce efforts limp

A boy stands at a cemetery dedicated for Ansar Allah fighters in Sanaa, Yemen. - Reuters file photo
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