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US sanctions Turkish bank, two subsidiaries to pressure Iran
By Ismail Shakil, David Lawder and Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it imposed new Iran-related sanctions on a small Turkish…
US targets Turkish entities with Iran-related sanctions
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department issued new Iran-related sanctions on Friday, targeting three Turkey-based entities, according to the department's websi…
US and allies want IAEA board to report Iran to UN Security Council, diplomats say
(Replaces erroneous paragraph 3, making clear that Iran's nuclear facilities were bombarded last year, not this year)By Francois Murphy and John IrishVIENNA/PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters…
Netanyahu partners renew calls for removal of Gazans as Israeli election nears
By Rami AyyubJERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Two Israeli ministers floated proposals this week for the mass removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, resurfacing an idea voiced r…
Syria destroys 42 bombs in chemical stockpile purge: What to know
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has resumed its inspections in Syria and confirmed that at least 42 aerial bombs have been destroyed by Syrian authorities…
Exclusive-US military turns off ad trackers on devices amid Middle East targeting reports
By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. military officials say they have disabled advertising trackers on a range of phones and computers, according to letters releas…
Israel says it has cleared Hezbollah fighters from tunnels under key Lebanon ridge
By Maya Gebeily and Rami AyyubBEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Israel's military has cleared Hezbollah fighters holed up in tunnels under the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in s…
Playing for time: Despite US pressure, Israel stalls Lebanon talks until after election
Ahead of the eighth round of talks in Rome, the Israeli military reported clearing Hezbollah's underground stronghold at Ali al-Taher after besieging the ridge for months.
Red Cross says transferred four people released by Israel to Lebanon
The Red Cross on Friday said it had facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of four more people detained by Israel, a day after a first person was freed. Israel is believed to have se…
Thousands of Lebanese students still displaced by war as school year nears
By Maya Gebeily and Ahmad Al KerdiTYRE, Lebanon, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The schoolyard in southern Lebanon echoed with the squeals of playing children despite the beating sun and dist…
