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Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion

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KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...

An online post helps both the hungry and a chef in Ramadan

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A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadan tradition — they bought hot meals and handed them out...

Gaza reporter says she was beaten for not wearing headscarf

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A female Palestinian reporter said Thursday that a member of the Hamas-run border patrol in Gaza beat her with...

Palestinians, Israeli settlers scuffle in east Jerusalem

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JERUSALEM — Palestinians and Israeli settlers hurled rocks and chairs at each other in a tense east Jerusalem neighborhood on Thursday before Israeli police...

Iranian authorities break up mixed-gender party, arrest 16

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian police arrested 16 men and women at a mixed-gender party in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, the semi-official Tasnim...

North Macedonia speeds up vaccinations as EU aid arrives

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia's faltering COVID-19 vaccination program picked up speed Tuesday, with authorities starting to use 200,000 Sinopharm jabs bought from...

At Tehran garage, Iranian woman polishes cars and her dreams

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TEHRAN, Iran — It’s a men's-only club in the tangle of auto repair shops on the traffic-clogged streets of Iran’s capital, Tehran. Among them,...

Syria’s Assad grants amnesties before presidential election

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DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed before May...

‘The Captain’ challenges impoverished youth to love France

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PIERREFITTE-SUR-SEINE, France — The man they call “the Captain” runs a tight ship, reaching into his years of military service to inculcate confidence, courage...

Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce...