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Syria

US airdrops small arms ammunition to Syrian Arab groups

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. cargo planes dropped small arms ammunition to Arab groups fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria, a U.S. military spokesman said Monday. Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman in Baghdad for the U.S. military command in charge of the anti-IS campaign in Syria and

terrorism

Israel on high alert as stabbing attacks continue

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli man stabbed four Arabs in the south of the country Friday morning and a Palestinian later stabbed a 14-year-old Israeli in Jerusalem police said, as spiking tensions in Jerusalem and the West Bank threatened to spread throughout Israel. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said two members of

economy

Massive gas find a boon for Egypt, salve for energy crisis

CAIRO (AP) — The discovery of a huge natural gas field off the Egyptian coast is a major boon for the country that will help alleviate energy shortages and boost the economy, experts said Monday. The new "supergiant" offshore field revealed a day earlier by Italy's Eni